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particular ; it flirs the ground, and reduces it to a de- 

 gree of firrenefs more expeditioufly than thofe in com- 

 mon ufe, whilft the fhare is calculated to cut and raife 

 the furrow from the bottom, which, by this meansy 

 with lefs toil to the hoffes y is completely laid in its 

 place. The expenfe of this plough is about five 

 pounds j this will for fome time operate againfl its 

 general ufe, as well as the difficulty of getting therri 

 made, which cannbt be done by every common fmith 

 or carpenter ; I have given a drawing of this imple- 

 ment, which will convey a better idea than any defcrip- 

 tion. The Rotheram plough, ufed by Mr. Ward, at 

 Bangor, does its work very neatly, and whh great ap- 

 pearance of eafe ; I faw two horfes not remarkable for 

 fize plough up a rufhy field without difficulty, the 

 land was not {tony, and the fin upon the fhare cut 

 through the roots of the rufhes without a check ; when 

 the ground is ftony, a fock is put on without a fin. At 

 the Bifhop of Dromore's, Englifft. ploughs are alfo ufed 

 with fuccefs, and alfo by the farmer in the park at 

 Hillfborough, who, when in the Bifiiop's fervice, in- 

 troduced ploughing without a driver ; a cuftom, which 

 is daily gaining ground. By Mr. Crawford, of Craw- 

 ford's-burn, a drill plough was ufed for feveral years, 

 which diftributed the feed with great exaclnefs ; but, 

 as it does not anfwer for ftony ground, he has of late 

 laid it afide. Befides thefe ploughs, Mr. Chrifty ufes 

 a ftripping plough, for taking away the earth from the 



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