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<r The dibbles made ufe of in this opera- 



c tion, are of iron. The adling part is an 



* egg-fhaped knob of iron or fteel, fome- 



" what larger than a pigeon's egg ; the fmall- 



1 er end forms the point of the dibble, whilft 



" from the larger rifes a firing of iron, about 



" half an inch fquare, arid two feet and a 



" half long. The head of it is received into 



" a crofs piece of wood, (refembling the 



" crutch of a fpade or fhovel) which forms 



" the handle. 



" The dibblcr makes ufe of two of thefe 

 " tools, one in each hand ; and, bending o- 

 " ver them, walks backward upon the flags^ 

 " making two rows of holes in each. The 

 " rows are ufually made about four inches 

 " apart, and the diflance in the rows from 

 " two and a half to three inches ; namely, 

 ic four holes in each length of the foot of the 

 " dibbler. 



The great art in making the holes lies in 

 leaving them fmooth and firm on the fides, 

 1 fo that the loofe mould do not run in to 

 ' fill them up before the feeds are depofited. 

 This is done by a circular motion of the 

 hand and wrifl, which makes a femi-revo- 

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