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 on the fame foil, to great profit. But the 

 misfortune was, he fell upon drilling; and, 

 having ranked himfelf among the friends 

 of that culture, he has ftuck to his text, in 

 defiance almoft of conviction. Another cir- 

 cumftance, which has principally occafioned 

 this gentleman's drilling being fo very dif- 

 advantageous, is, the complexity, weak- 

 nefs, and expence of his inftruments. He 

 tried M. de Chateauvieux's drill plough, 

 which drilled one crop very well ; but, 

 while (landing in its place, a cow happen- 

 ing to get in, unluckily trampled on it in 

 fo rough a manner, as to bend a pipe, and 

 break other parts ; and, having fent it to 

 his fmith to repair, the fellow handled it 

 in fo clumfy a manner, that ever after it 

 was totally unferviceable. Since that he 

 has had three others ; all of which were 

 highly recommended to him : they were 

 none of them without merit, but not an- 

 fwering the purpofe for which they were 

 defigned, without perpetual repairs, he has, 

 as many before him have done, for fome 

 time pafl fet about inventing one of his 

 own. This mull: necefTarily be an expen- 

 five bulinefs. He has made feven, not one 



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