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different modes of making and fixing these frames *, which, 

 are found highly advantageous. 



It is certain that carts are more easily managed than 

 waggons 9 and that by using them, the operations of har- 

 vest go on more rapidly. When the carts come into the 

 corn-yard, there are two modes of managing the grain. 

 In some parts of the country, it is the common practice 

 for the driver, to unyoke the horses, to turn up the cart, 

 and then to return immediately to the field for another 

 load. Another person, with a pitchfork, throws up the 

 grain to the builder, and to prevent any corn from being 

 lost, by being thrown off in this manner, there is com- 

 monly a large piece of canvas spread upon the ground, to 

 receive it from the cart. In other parts of the country, 

 it is customary for the driver to stand upon the top of 

 the cart, and to fork the grain up to the builder. By 

 the first of these methods, the man and his cart are not 



* There are three different modes of fitting up the carts 

 for harvesting grain or carrying hay. I. By the first, the lim- 

 bers or shafts, are fixed together by cross spars, and the up- 

 per framing mortised into the limbers. 2. Another method 

 is, to fix the limbers together by cross spars, but the upper 

 framing is fixed together separate from the limbers, and fix- 

 ed upcn them by screws. Both these plans are thought pre- 

 ferable to the first, because the shafts are not so much weaken r 

 ed by so many mortises cut in them, besides the advantage of 

 the upper framing being easily taken off, so that the cart can 

 at any time be made use of for carrying wood, large stones, 

 &c. This frame will cost from L. 2 to L. 3, according to 

 the quality of materials, and goodness of the workmanship. 

 3. A frame, called a hay-top, is occasionally fixed iipon the 

 common coup-cart, either with small ropes or iron-chains. 

 These frames will cost from 15 s. to L. i, zos. or L. i, 15 -..ac- 

 cording to the materials and quantity of iron-bolts made use 

 of in fixing them together. Communicaiion from Mr Aa- 

 drew Gray. 



