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own observation, that it is best to employ at least two pair of 

 cattle in turning grass land, and in the first ploughing of ground 

 that has been cultivated ; and that the furrows should be cut 

 from eight to twelve inches deep, where the soil will admit of it. 



The advantages accruing from deep ploughing will more 

 than counterbalance the additional expense. One of these is, 

 where the land is sidling, it will not wash near as much. The 

 earth having been stirred deep, the rain will settle down, and 

 not run off, as in shallow ploughing. Deep ploughing increases 

 the quantity of soil to be used by the growing crop, especially 

 if the land is properly marmred, — and there is no use in at- 

 tempting cultivation without liberal manuring. The maxim, 

 "Once well done, better than twice poorly," — applies with pe- 

 culiar force to the cultivation of our fields. 



The committee have ventured these suggestions, because 

 they have witnessed a different opinion gaining ground, in 

 some of our most intelligent agricultural districts ; and because 

 on their own farms, they have found the practice of ploughing 

 with single teams not worthy of being continued. They there- 

 fore hope the time will be far distant, when our agricultural 

 societies shall discontinue the practice of offering premiums to 

 encourage the use of double teams. 



WM. SUTTON, Chairman. 



Bartlett's Double Plough. 



The attention of the committee [on ploughing with double 

 teams] was called to the operation of " Baj'tletfs Patent Dou- 

 ble Plousrhy The work was witnessed with much interest. 

 As it was to the committee an entire new thing, they wanted 

 further opportunity to examine it. Accordingly, the chairman, 

 president, and some of the trustees, with other gentlemen, 

 spent several hours the next day in witnessing the operation of 

 these ploughs. The result of this trial, as communicated by 

 one of the gentlemen present, is adopted, as expressive of the 

 opinion of the commitee, so far as the chairman is permitted 

 to speak, in their behalf. It is as follows : 



