Machine for laying Land level. 311 



the 4th of September. I am now thrashing it, and a saaiple 

 shall be scul, as well as a return of the eight acres, if nc- 

 cessarv. 



The field now lies in proper form, well manured, with 

 the advantage, of a fair crop from heavy tenacious ground, 

 without losing a season, and in a year by no means fa- 

 vourable. 



1 am well aware there are many shallow soils where it 

 may be ha;^ardoas to remove the enriched surface, and trust 

 perhaps one-hajf of your land for a crop that had never be- 

 fore been exposed to the atmosphere; but where the soil is 

 sufficiently deep, or you have good tmder strata, and there 

 is manure at hand to corrcct*what is sour from wane of ex- 

 posure and tillage, it is evident from this experiment that 

 no risk is run. 



To avoid the expense of a fallow, and to lay out ground in 

 straight and even ridges, even where drill husbandry is not 

 practised, should be objects to every rational farmer. But 

 where the new system is in-tended to be adopted, it becomes 

 indispej'isably necessary. In laying down lawns, parks, 

 &c., where turrows are ^n eyesore, or places inaccessible 

 to wheel carriages from their declivity, and from which 

 earth is to be removed, it will be found equally useful. 



Should the society consider the inventor, David Charles, 

 worthy of any remuneration, honorary or otherwise, it will 

 be gratefully acknowledged bv 



Your obedient servant, 



Westmead, JoSEPH HardV. 



Jan. i, \m-i. 



Mr. Chailcs Taylor. 



Description of the Machine. 



Fig. 1. (Plate IX.) A, part of the pole to which the oxen 

 or horses which draw the machine are fastened, and which 

 IS attached to the machine by a pin at B. 



CC, The two wheels, shod with iron, wdiich run upon 

 the axle D. 



EE, The upper franie-vi'ork of the machine, extending 

 from the axle to the extremity of the handles F V, and 

 gecured firmly by the cross pieces. 



GG, The curved iron sliders of the macl-.inc, which 

 -nay be raised or depressed a little by means of the pins Mil, 

 which pass through holes in the wood-work, and also in 

 the iron sliders ; these sliders form one piece with the back 

 iron scraper I, in the manner more fully explained in fig. 2. 



K, The wooden back of the machine, which should be 

 L' 4 made 



