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a very fliort time beyond what the Spade ever does 

 in fuch fwerdy Land. 



Farm. What fort of Weather is bejl for ufing this 

 Plough ? 



Refp. Any Weather, except the Ground be fo dry 

 and hard that the Plough cannot enter it ; but it is 

 very proper to be done, when the Earth is fo wet, 

 that by no means it ought to be plowed with any 

 other Plough ; for it never can be too moift for this, 

 unlefs the Cattle which draw it be mired ; becaufe, 

 tho' all the Cattle mould not go in the Furrow, yet 

 their Treadings are cut fo fmall by the Coulters, that 

 the Earth is not kept from dilfolving, as when turn- 

 ed oft whole in common Tillage. 'Tis obferved, 

 that the Incifions made by the Coulters on fwerdy 

 Land, will not heal, or fo clofe up, but that they 

 will open again by the next Plowing* though it be a 

 great while after. A Farmer who ufes this Plough, 

 may till in all Weathers and all Seafons of the Year, 

 either in fallowing with this, which is beft in wet, or 

 in itirring with the common ones, which muft be 

 done in dry Weather; and when the Ground is broken 

 up with this, it may be ftirred in the dried Weather 

 that can be, without the Danger of tearing (or fpault- 

 ing) up of the under Stratum along with the Staple, 

 becaufe this is all broken before, and then no more 

 can rife with it ; as it does to the Ruin of the Soil, 

 when in common Tillage they go deeper the Second 

 time than the Firft : Alfo, if there be a Neceffity of 

 ftirring forne fort of Land when it is wet, it ought 

 either to be done with this Plough, or elfe with a 

 common one drawn by a fingle Row of Cattle tread* 

 ing all in the Furrow ; for tho* fome Land be very 

 fine, yet, when plowed by a double Row of Cattle 

 in wet Weather, it will be made into large Pieces by 

 the Treading, and perhaps not diffolve again in a 

 long time : Therefore it is better to be prevented. 



Farm, 



