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tern should be adopted by the farmer, who must trust hi* 

 horses to the discretion of every common servant. They 

 admit, that coal and lime, and grain lo the market, may be 

 advantageously driven, on good and level roads, by single- 

 horse carts ; but they affirm, that they cannot be depended 

 on for leading home the crop, nor for carrying out the 

 dung, as the wheels will sink in pulverised fallows, or tur- 

 nip land, even if dry, and still more so after rain. 



If, however, two horses are to be used, (though after a 

 Full trial there is every reason to believe that single-horse 

 carts would be found more effective, and less injurious to 

 the horses), curricle-carts, or yoking horses a-breast, might 

 be tried, more especially where the roads are broad, so as 

 to quarter with case : In that way, both horses can employ 

 their whole strength, and it is a likely mode of making a 

 powerful and effective draught.* 



In lime of harvest, the common box or cart is removed 

 from the axle and wheels, and large frames are put thereon, 

 ibr the purpose of bringing home the crops of hay or corn, 

 from the fields, or for carrying hay or straw to market. 

 Indeed, where the carriage of hay or straw is to a distance, 

 two long carts arc sometimes kept, made uncommonly 

 strong, and stayed with iron bars. 



In regard to waggons, there are not above six in the 

 whole kingdom of Scotland. In the words of an intelligent 

 farmer, this cumbrous and expensive machine is but little 

 esteemed, and hardly any where to be met with. Every 



* Mr Wilson of Simprin states, that horses going a-breast, were tried 

 in his neighbourhood twenty years ago, and did not answer ; the horses 

 fotii'ht, or jammed upon one another. He also tried them in a roller, 

 and it had the same effect. But this might have been owing to misma- 

 nagement. The cart ought to have only a pole, as in a coach or curricla, 

 which would obviate the difficulty. 



