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nient in machinery, whereby hibour mar be saved. — 

 Shall it be saiJ of the fanner alone, that he i^riows not 

 how to appreciate the wonderful inventions and im- 

 provements, almost daily announced to us. 



Imperfect labour is a necessary consequence of de- 

 fective implements ; but where attention is bestowed 

 in constructing them, the different processes of labour, 

 |iiay, with justice, be considered as perfectly executed. 



On a trial, in England, to ascertain the quantum of 

 power required to draw different ploughs, it was found 

 that some, although lighter than others, employed one 

 ibird more power to move them in the furrow. In the 

 formation and construction of all sorts of tools and ma- 

 chinery for the uses of the farmer, the principal aim 

 should be that of rendering the work they are to per- 

 form more cheap, easy, expeditious, and complete, by 

 having- them perfectly suited to the operations for which 

 they are intended, and at the same time not too weigh- 

 ty, v/hi!e they possess sufficient degrees of strength for 

 the different purposes to which they may be applied. 



Every careful farmer, says Sinclair, will lay it down, 

 as a rule, frequently to inspect all his implements^ and 

 when any part of any of them is observed in the least 

 damaged, or in danger of giving way, he will take care 

 immediately to have it repaired. An implement, als-, 

 that is not longer wanted during the season, should be 

 carefully laid up ; but before it is put aside, it ought to 

 be well cleaned, and rendered perfectly dry, oiled or 

 painted, if made of iron, and kept so as to be ready for 

 "use when wanted. No circumstance marks more the 

 character of an attentive husbandman. Upon every faim 

 likewise, there ought to be one or more places properly 

 constructed, for holding the larger implements ; and 

 some secure place allotted, for containing the smaller 

 tools. Where machines are necessarily exposed in the 

 field, a great part of the season, they require to be new- 

 ly painted, at least every second year. 



The importance of proper implements is such, that 

 the melioration of those in use, would be an essential 

 advantage to agriculture ; and great as are the mechan- 

 ical improvements which have been already made, man}'' 

 of them are capable of being brought to stUl greater per- 

 fection. Persons of genius and experience therefor^^ 



