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fubtend the two end boxes. And for fowing barley, eight 

 large ones muftbe applied as above ; or four ladles, No. 2, 

 to each of the wheat boxes. Thefe additional ladles are 

 fixed on the cylinder with nails, or taken off in a few mi- 

 nutes ; but for fowing with a four-coulter machine, the 

 above alterations are not neceflkry. 



The funnels are applied to their refpective places by 

 correfponding numbers. Care fliould be taken, that the 

 points of the funnels fland diredlly behind the backs of 

 the coulters, which is done by wedges being applied to 

 one fide or other of the coulters, at the time they are fixed 

 in their refpedive places. 



The machine being thus put together, [fee the plate] 

 which is readily and expeditioufly done, as no feparte part 

 v/ill coincide with any other but that to which it refpec- 

 tivcly belongs, and an equal quantity of grain or feed in 

 each of the refpsdlive boxes, the land alfo being previ- 

 oufly ploughed and harrowed once or fo in a place to level 

 the furface ; but if the land be very rough, a roller will beft 

 anfwer that purpofc, whenever the land is dry enough to 

 admit of itj and upon Itrong clays, a fpiked roller is fome- 

 times neceflary to reduce the fize of the large dry clods j 

 which being done, the driver fliould walk down the furrow 

 or edge of the land, and having hold of the laft horfe's 

 head with his hand, he will readily keep him in fuch a di- 

 reftion, as will bring the outfide coulter of the machine 

 within three or four inches of the edge of the land or 

 ridge, at which uniform extent, he fhould keep his arm 

 till he conies to the end of the land; where having turned 

 round, he muft come to the other fide of his horfes, and 



walking 



