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on a fmall farm. One improvement ftill remains to be 

 adopted in their conftrudUon ; having the wheels to 

 turn on the axis, inftead of the axis turning with 

 them ; this would facilitate theirjgkvement, and pre- 

 vent them from hurting die-^ptas, which in turning 



ihort they are apt to do. Carts of a light kind, for 



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one horfe, on level roads, would probably be an im- 

 provement, efpecially for conveying bulky materials ; 

 but whether their being introduced into the general 

 fyftem of rural economy, in this hilly country, would 

 be of material utility, I am not fo well convinced ; that 

 vehicle, whofe application is lead confined, as being 

 adapted to every variety of furface, which is moft 

 handy, leaft liable to be put out of order, and the 

 cheapefl, certainly has confiderable and well founded 

 pretenfions ; and, though gentlemen are very commen- 

 dable in making trial of every thing, which feems an 

 improvement, they fhould confider maturely before 

 they go to great expenfe in procuring a new machine, 

 whilft one is at hand, which at one-third of the coft 

 may anfwer their purpofes much better. 



Ploughs of many forts have been introduced by 

 attentive cultivators ; the Scotch plough, invented by 

 Small, and imported by Mr. Chrifty, feems to be getting 

 into general ufe amongft gentlemen farmers ; it cer- 

 tainly, when well managed, and in a foil not too much 

 incumbered with flones, does its work in a very maf- 

 terly manner, from the formation of the mold-board in 

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