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American Ploughs. 



Extract of a letter from the same to the same, dated 

 Bury Hill y November 20, 1815. 



" On an experiment made the end of August, by some 

 of my agricultural friends, near Branfford, Middlesex, 

 against a four horse plough of that county, I had the sa- 

 tisfaction to find one of your ploughs, with two horses, 

 did the work quite as well, and as easy ; and it was then 

 agreed, that in light land your plough answered excellent- 

 ly, particularly as it cleared the furrow so true and smooth, 

 which we all know to be one of the first qualities. Wish- 

 ing to make a further experiment, on this farm, I had the 

 ploughs brought from town, and tried two of them with 

 much success, especially one which merited great praise, 

 of which you will have a very ample account in the 

 Farmers' Journal of this month, by a gentleman who at- 

 tended closely on the experiments, and the competition 

 made between your plough and a new one of Mr. Cooke's 

 of Greenwich, which, in very strong soils, is deemed su- 

 perior to any other plough known in these parts." 



These ploughs were made for Mr. Barclay, under my 

 inspection. I combined the best principles and forms of 

 our American ploughs, studying simplicity of construc- 

 tion, sedulously ; and with the view to my observations 

 in the note, Vol. II. p. 144, 5. Improvements on our 



