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having feen various kinds in different counties and 

 places, I did not recollect to have feen any that 

 anfvvcred better than my own. The faults I efpied 

 in all thofe I had feen were, the tines or fpikes 

 were placed too near .together in the middle of 

 the harrows, which prevented them from finking 

 down into the ploughed land fo deep as necelfary ; 

 and when the ground on the top became fine, that 

 they were apt to draw the couch, Sec. together in 

 heaps, and at the fame time litde or no fervice was 

 done for a foot or more within each fide corner; 

 in confequence whereof we were obliged to double 

 over that ground again, by which means I thought 

 we loft at lead one day's work in a week, which is 

 no trifling matter. 



After reflecting a little further on thefe things, I 

 applied pencil to paper, and produced a plan, from 

 which I had a harrow conftructed, which in feveral 

 refpects far exceeded my expectations; the fides, 

 or ends, do not only operate as well as the middle, 

 fo as not to need doubling over again, but the tines 

 or fpikes fink down fo much deeper than the com- 

 mon harrows, (on account of their being regularly 

 placed at 15 inches diftance in each bar, whereby 

 alfo the clods, &c. have a free pafiage, and are not 

 drawn together in heaps) but that no part is left 

 untouched more than three inches, when the har- 

 row 



