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bark in as long shreds or strands as possible, 

 for the conveniency of carriage to, and dry- 

 ing it on the horses. 



These are formed of long branches ; and 

 pieces of a yard in length, sharpened at one 

 end, and having a knag at the other to re- 

 ceive and support the end of the former. 

 Two knags are driven into the ground at the 

 distance of a foot from each other, until their 

 upper ends are within thirty inches of it, 

 and on a level ; other tWo are placed in like 

 manner, at a distance suitable to the length 

 of two straight branches, which are laid on, 

 parallel to each other ; thus forming the 

 horse *. 



The horses may stand within four or five 

 feet of each other, and are always to be 

 placed on a dry, elevated spot, that the bark 

 may have free air in drying. 



At the end of each day's work, the bark 

 is carried to, and laid on the horses ; across, 



* Near to Loch Lomond, I lately observed an in> 

 provement in the construction of these horses. The 

 poles were not placed on a level, as is commonly done, 

 but the one a few inches lower than the other ; so that 

 the bark, when laid on, had a considerable slope to run 

 off the wet in heavy rains. 



