Chap. XXIII. Of the Hoe-Plough, &c. 401 



of thofe ifi the Middle 5 for the farther backwards 

 the Draw-pin is plac'd, the lefs will the Limbers bear 

 on the Thiller, efpecially when drawn by more Horfes 

 than one-, becaufe the fore Horfes draw the Limbers 

 more downwards than the Thiller doth, as may be 

 ieen in Fig. 4. 



Fig. 4. (hews the manner how the Hoe-plough is 

 drawn, and how the Traces are fix'd to it. The Traces 

 of both Horfes are faftened to the Notches of the 

 Ends of the Whipper at a and b. The Traces of the 

 Thiller by their fore Part are faftened to an Hook, or 

 Ring, on the Wood of the Collar, as is ufual for 

 other Thillers •, and the fore Part of the next Horfe's 

 Traces is fafiened to his Collar in like manner; but 

 thefe Traces; being twice as long as thofe of the Thiller, 

 mud be held up in the Middle by a Piece of Cord or 

 Chain, as at c] where one End of it is faftened to the 

 Trace, and paffes over the Top of the Collar, behind 

 one of the Hames, and before the other to keep it 

 from flipping backwards or forwards •, its other End 

 is faftened to the Opofite Trace on the other Side, as 

 this End is at c; This prevents the Chain from 

 falling down, and getting under the Horfe's Legs in 

 turning; but beware that this String or Chain be not 

 fo fhort as to hold up the Traces higher than their 

 ftrait Line; for that would preis upon the Collar, and 

 gall the Thiller, befides occafioning the Plough to be 

 drawn too much upwards; for this drawing of the 

 fore Horfe by a different Line from that of the Thiller, 

 is a great Advantage for keeping the Plough the firmer 

 into the Ground. 



If there is another Horfe, his Traces are faftened 

 at the Collar of the Second, in the fame manner as in. 

 drawing of a Waggon. 



When we hoe betwixt Rows, where the Plants are 

 very high, as thofe of Turnep-feed, which are much 

 higher than the Horfes, to turn a new Furrow up to 

 the Row, when there is a Trench in the Middle of the 

 Interval, where the Horfes muft go, we find it beft: 



Dd to 



