22 OSIERS AND WILLOWS 



found it possible to use it in almost all conditions 

 of the weather, when it was possible for the cutters 

 to work. It is a very lightly constructed vehicle, and 

 the wheels are boxed so that there are no spokes 

 visible, and two iron tyres about 3| in. wide by f in. 

 thick are placed on each side of the wheel, which 

 enables it to be run over the ordinary macadamised 

 roads without detriment to the wood of which the 

 wheel is formed. The axle is an ordinary Warners 

 patent. The body is raised from the axle by V-shaped 

 supports, and another support of the same character 

 from the centre of the body to the inside flange of the 

 axle. Two loose swing-hooks are placed on the sides 

 for roping the load down. The total weight of the 

 cart is under 6 cwt., and there is not the slightest 

 difficulty in drawing off the ground with an ordinary 

 cob loads of from 20 to 22 cwt. 



Dimensions ft. in. 



Length inside bottom of body . .61 

 Width -41 



Depth 5| 



Length ,, top of body . . 6 4^ 

 Width .4 4 



Depth from ground over all . .41 



Diameter of wheel . . 3 6| 



Width . . n| 



Width over axle caps . . . 6 3^ 



Summary of Directions as to Willow Cultivation 



i. Cuttings should always be used for planting a 

 willow ground. If two-year-old cuttings are used, 

 arrangements should be made twelve months before 



