APPENDIX, 4 i 5 



before the Shares; but with Two Racks of them, 

 they will not be more apt to drive the Earth before 

 them in making Rows at Four Inches afunder, than 

 at Eight, when there is only a fingle Rank of Shares. 



But I think this near Diftance of Four Inches can* 

 not be proper for any Sort of Seeds, except Flax-feed; 

 and even for that Seed not neceffary. If the Land 

 be made fine, a fingle Rank of Shares will go very- 

 well to plant Rows at Seven Inches afunder. 



I had formerly a Drill-Plough for drilling acrofs 

 very high round Ridges for Hand-hoeing, where 

 Horfe-hoeing is impracticable : It had no Limbers ; 

 but it had little Ground-wrifcs to make open Chanels, 

 and had Handles behind it, whereby the Driller raifed 

 up the Tail of the Plough, when it was palling the 

 Summit of the Ridge. There were neither Funnels 

 nor Trunks ; for thefe would hinder the Seed from 

 falling into the Chanels, both by the Plough's going 

 up and down the Ridge. The Hopper was drawn by 

 the Plough in fuch a manner, that in paffing all Parts 

 of the Ridge the Wheels were not raifed from the 

 Ground ; The Chanels were equally fupplied with 

 Seed throughout : It planted Four Rows at once, at 

 a Foot afunder. I ufed this Drill-Plough 30 Years 

 ago in Oxford/hire : I have no fuch Ridges here, nor 

 confequently any Occafion of fuch an Inftrument ; 

 and did not make Cuts of it, becaufe it is not ufeful 

 for Horfe-hoeing. I only mention it here for the 

 Benefit of thofe who have a mind to plant fuch Ridges 

 regularly with an Engine : I hope their own Reafon 

 will enable them to contrive fuch a Plough, efpeci- 

 ally now they have the manner of making the Drill, 

 Hopper, &c. fhewn to them, 



I have made a very material Addition to the Hoe- 

 Plough, of Plate 6. viz* At the fore End of the 

 Beam Fig. 2. is the Hole I, by which alone let the 

 Plough be drawn, leaving out the Hole H ; inftead 

 of the Hole G make a Mortife, Three or Four Inches 



long, 



