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2. Corn and Grass-seeds broad-cast. 



3. The Seeds of the Bean and Pea. 



4. Tlie smaller Seeds in rows. 



3. Implements for Hoeing. 



Horse-Hoes, &c. 



4. Machines for Thrashing and Winnowing. 



1. Thrashing-Macliine. 



2. Winnowing-Machine. 



5. Implements for preparing food for live-stock. 



1. Turnip-slicer. 



2. Chaff-cutter, &c. 



6. Wheel-carriages. 



1. Single and Double-horse Cart, or Wagon. 



2. Sparred or Corn-cart. 



7. Utensils of Dairy. 



1. Churn. 



2. Cheese-press, &c. 



8. Implements of Manual Labor, &c. 



Barrows, Forks, Spades, Shovels, 6cc. 



PLOUGHING. 



The medium' depth of good ploughing may be held 

 to be seven inches. When circumstances, as the kind 

 of crop and the nature of the soil, do not require deep 

 ploughing, the depth may be less. 



The common calculation, where good ploughing is 

 practised, is, that a pair of horses will plough an acre 

 when in grass in nine hours. In very stiff soils less will 

 be done ; and in very hght soils, more. 



DRAINING. 



Principles to be ever kept in mind by the tillage-far- 

 mer are to keep his land dry, rich, and clean. 



In open drains, of whatever depth, the sides should 



