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long furrow, turns it over as it runs along, and neither toils the 

 oxen nor the driver. 



One man is enough in all reafon to manage this plough. He 

 guides his oxen by a goad, as ufual ; and holds the handles with a 

 great deal lefs fatigue than in other ploughs ; for in this they are to 

 be fet at a large flope, and their ends ftanding wide from each other, 

 they have the greater power over the going of the plough. If the 

 fhare is apt to bite, or run too deep into the ground, his leaning a 

 little harder than ordinary on the handles, will raife the point to 

 what pitch he pleafes; as, en the contrary, when he lays no ftrefs 

 upon them, the team will of courfe draw the point downward. 



The U.ht plough isproperly to be ufed in fandy mellow grounds, 

 and all fuch as are diredlly oppofite to thofe for v.'hich ^& Jlrong 

 plough is recommended. It is drawn by two horfes, with no manner 

 of difficulty j or with one, if you pleafe, for many have tried it. 



The fliare of this plough is, in a manner, the lliare of the tiirfing- 

 plough, divided into two equal parts. The fliare of the light plough 

 fhelves only one way, as not being double, and has a breafl-iron 

 exadtly like that of the firong plough. In all other refpedls, it is 

 the very fame with the //.fj/f^/j^-plough, even in dimenfions, and 

 therefore needs no farther delbription. 



One man will hold and drive this plough, with more eafe than 

 the ftrong one, becaufe the loads are more manageable. The reins, 

 whereby he turns and checks the horfes, pafs through two long 

 flits, one in each handle ; and being juft of length enough to hang 

 down five inches, or more, tliey are prevented from being dravi'n back 

 through the flits, by two pieces of wood, to which their extreme 

 ends are faftened. 



Our opinion with relpedl to ploughs is, that the befl is that 

 which is the mxOfl fimple in its make and tackle ; that requires the 

 leaft ftrength to draw it, in proportion to the fliffnefs of the foil ; 

 and by the fliape of the earth board, is befl: adapted to ttirn the turf, 

 or furrow, up-fide down. The wheel'd ploughs are too complex : the 

 weight of the fore-carriage, and the f-iftion of the wheels, greatly 

 increafe their draught. The compleatefl: plough is the Rotheram or 

 patent plough. One man, with two horfes, will do as much in a 

 day with that plough, and in fl:ifFland, as two men and fix horfes, 

 can do in a moderately light foil with a wheel plough. — The 

 principle of the Kentifli plough, with a flaifting mould-board, is 

 very good, where the land is dry and will admit of it. 



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