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fepeed; rate! .Distance walked 

 per hour. | in H 1 ^ hours. 



Breiidcli ot 

 furrow plowed 



Quantity or lunU plowed, 

 in 8^ hours at that speed. 



Table showing the comparative amount of time lost in turnings while 

 plowing long and short ridges. (Stephens.} 



713. There are a variety of modes of plowing to suit the nature 

 of the soil and season of the year ; though this diversity is more 

 practised in Europe than in America. (For illustrations see 

 Stephen s Farmer s Guide, vol. 1 p. lVl-186.) 



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