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103. But the beft contrivance I ever yet faw to prevent theyfre- 

 ing of Ricks of Hay, or Saincl-foin, I met with at Tufmore, at the 

 Worfhipful Richard Fermors Efq; where they let in [quart pipes 

 made of boards of a foot diagonal, to the middle of their Hacks-) 

 to give them Air perpetually ; the number of pipes bearing pro j 

 portion to the bignefs of the Ricks? which no queftion may alfo 

 be as rationally apply ed to Hacks of Corn, whenever thought fub- 

 jeft to the fame danger. 



1 04. To preferve their Ricks of Corn lyable to rats and mice, 

 they commonly place them in this Country, on /landers and caps of 

 Jlone ; the ganders being four Obelifcs about two foot high, and the 

 caps as many Hemifphericalflones placed upon them, with the flat 

 fides downwards, on which having laid four ftrong pieces of 

 Timber, and other Joijis to bear up the Corn, they place their Riches, 

 which then are not annoyed by mice or rats (at lead notfo much) 

 as flacks on the ground, by reafon the Hemifpherical ftones being 

 planums at the bottom, though they may poffibly afcend the/land*- 

 ers well enough, yet can fcarce get up the caps, whofe broad bot- 

 toms hang fo over them in piano Hori^ontis, that they muft needs 

 fall in the attempt. 



105. The Cart they moft ufe to bring home their Corn, is the 

 two-wheeled long Cart, having fiambles over the fiafts or thills, 

 a Cart Ladder at the breech, and hoops over the wheels, on which 

 they will lay great and very broad loads, though it go not fo fe- 

 cureand fteady as a Waggon, which notwithstanding that advan- 

 tage is of but little ufe here, only amongft Carriers, Isrc. They 

 ufe alfo a fort of Cart they Call a Whip-lade, oxWhip-cdrt, whofe 

 hinder part is made up with boards after the manner of a Dung- 

 cart, having alfo a head of boards, andjbambles over the thills ; 

 which head being made fo as to be taken out or left in, the Cart 

 may be indifferently ufed to carry dung or other matters ; dung, 

 when the head is in, and Corn, iyc. when taken out. 



106. About Banbury moft of their Carts have Axel-trees of 

 Iron, made fquare at one end and roundat the other j at the fquare 

 end they are made faft into one of the wheels, and move round 

 together with it ; and at the other end they move within the box 

 of the wheel, and the wheel round them too: With this fort of 

 Axel fome are of opinion that the C art moves much lighter for the 

 Cattle, than with a wooden one, to whom I (liould much rather 



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