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Description of the Hillside Plough. 



The mould boards are not plated with thin iron, as 

 usual, to prevent the wearing of the wood : in doing 

 that the iron is made to extend beyond the edge, so as 

 to scrape the furrow clear, if required : that may be done 

 to the angular, as well as to the plane piece of the 

 mould-board, as to the latter only, which will be found 

 quite sufficient. In lands full of stone, or roots, where 

 the frequent strains given to the forceps by the ob- 

 structions to the angle of the cutting-share, which forces 

 it downwards, might cause too much play on the first, 

 it is supported by something like a long and curved 

 staple cleft in the head to receive the forceps and per- 

 mit its play, while it is kept from moving laterally and 

 getting loose : the prongs of this staple are driven into 

 the under surface of the beam on each side of the for- 

 ceps. Neither of the additions here mentioned are often 

 wanted. Such ploughs have been in use on two farms 

 in the S.W. mountains of Virginia for 9 years. By 

 them the tallest clover is completely turned under on the 

 sides of the steepest hills. They work from 8 to 10 

 inches with 2 small mules or one stout horse. 



* Col. Randolph lias, by Mr. Jefferson's desire, been pleased to 

 send a working model of bis Hiil-side Plough ; which can be viewed 

 Society's, Room. 



