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Plan for establishing a Manufactory of Agricultural In- 
struments ; and a Warehouse and Repository for re- 
cewing and vending them. By Richard Peters. 
I have long seen, and desired to remedy, the defects in 
the agricultural instruments, in common use throughout 
our country. If any are found (as many of the common 
implements are} either intrinsically good, or on a value 
able and efficient plan, they are not easily multiplied, 
or readily obtained. The workmanship is often faith. 
lessly performed; and the materials are frequently 
worthless, If a mechanick is celebrated for his skiil, and 
and succeeds in the execution of any particular article, 
he has more demands than he can fairly supply ; and is, 
too often, seduced into negligence and forfeiture of 
character, by using unseasoned timber and other infe- 
rior materials, and slighting his work, to encrease or 
support his business and profit. And yet, in general, 
the farming utensils and implements in our state are, 
as I believe, superior to any others in the United 
States. Few workmen, with the best inclinations, have 
opportunities of seeing perfect models ; either of new 
instruments, or of improvements on those already in 
use. No manufactory of agricultural mstruments in gene- 
ral, exists; and much embarrassment, delay and difh- 
culty, are found in the collection from various and dis- 
“tant places, and from workmen of various character and 
capacity, of all the implements of husbandry required 
for even common operations. The inventions of inge- 
nious men of our own country, are, for the most part, 
confined to narrow districts where they are used; and 
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