954 WOLDS. 20. 



The method of ufing draught-horfes upon 

 the Wolds is fingular ; whether they be ap- 

 plied to the waggon or the plow. 



The Wold waggon is furnifhed with a 

 pole, fimilar to that of a coach ; and the 

 horfcs applied in a fimilar manner as coach- 

 horfes. Four horfes are the ufual team ; the 

 driver, on ordinary occafions, riding on the 

 riear-fide horfe behind ; generally trotting 

 \vith the empty carriage. 



At plow, the fame four horfes, in the fame 

 harnefs, are, in ftrong work, invariably ufed 

 without a driver ! the plowman guiding them 

 with reins : a practice which is, perhaps, pe- 

 culiar to the Yorkshire Wolds. In lighter 

 work, as in ftirring .a fallow, two horfes only 

 are ufed. 



But, in this cafe, a practice equally fingu- 

 lar is prevalent. A third horfe, drawing a 

 light harrow, is fattened on the off fide of 

 the plow-horfes; the plowman driving the 

 three. 



This in breaking up turnep-grounds, or 

 in other fpring fallowing, is a good practice 

 on dry land ; which, by this means, is got 

 perfectly fine at a fmall expence (the harrow 



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