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in this cafe being ufually drawn by an old 

 worn-out horfe, or by a two or three-year-old 

 colt), and immediate!}' as it is plowed, by 

 which means the feed-weeds have full time 

 to fpend thomfekcs. Buc in winter and in 

 fummcr the pra&ice is pernicious. A fullov; 

 cannot lie to rough in thofe feafons. 



The hours of work are long. In fpring feed- 

 time, the plow-teams will fometimes ftay out 

 from fix to fix ; the plowmen having their 

 dinners carried to them in the field , the 

 horfes remaining all day without a bair, and 

 vnth only a fmall allowance of corn when 

 they reach the liable ! neverthelefs, in lighr. 

 work and in a bufy fea'fon, each horfe plows 

 near an acre a day. What breed of blatk 

 horfes can ftand hardfhips like thefe. 



XI. IMPLEMENTS. The waggons high and 

 aukward. The^/wo, -of the old ftraight 

 mould-board conftru&ion. Both of them 

 cull loudly for improvement. 1 he turnwrtfl 

 flow is much wanted upon the Wolds. 



XII. MANURE. Tard dung-s&<\ jheep-te&tbc 

 nre the principal manures. Soot and ibtue 

 lime are allb in ufe. Rape-cake would, per- 

 haps, be found a valuable manure upon the 

 Wolds. 



XIII. HAR- 



