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Nine other gentlemen, near Aftiford, exprefs themfelves per- 

 fectly fatisfied with a fuperiority in favour of the machine, without 

 afcertaining their crops. 



Mr. Hall, Elmftone, near Afh, Kent. A comparative experi- 

 ment in wheat, between Mr. Cooke's drill machine, and Mr. 

 Ducket's fyftem of opening furrows in the land, and fowing the 

 feed broadcaft. The refult of the experiment was in favour of the 

 drill-machine, which determined a wager often guineas in favour 

 of Mr. Quihampton, of Repton. 



To the above profits by drilling, may be added the average pro- 

 fit of 7s. or 8s, per acre of feed faved. 



Article XLIII. 

 Defer iption cf a new Harrow and Drag. 



[Illuftrated with an Engraving.] 



Gentlemen, 



ITake the liberty of fending you a rough draft 

 of a Harrow I lately invented, together with the 

 motives which induced me to conftrucl one diffe- 

 rent from thofe commonly in ufe; which when 

 you have examined, compared, and proved, I 

 doubt not but you will be induced to recommend 

 to the publick. 



At the time of fowing barley laft feafon, I conii- 

 dered that our common harrows did not anfwer 

 the end defigned fo well as could be wiflied, and 



' having 



