Report of the Judges. 235 



Inches. 



From zero to junction of land side with share 17 



From zero to point of share 28 



From zero to extreme front of beam 52 



From zero to front hole in the bridle 534 



These points are all referred to the base line by a plumb line, 

 and then measured horizontally backward and forward from the 

 zero line. This line is found on the mould-board at the point 

 where the furrow slice touches it when it is set perj)endicularly 

 on its edge, or by finding the point where a line at right angles 

 from the land side as long as the breadth of the furrow slice 

 touches the mould-board, and also above the sole as much as the 

 furrow is broad. 



It will be seen from the above that the extreme length of this 

 plow is 7 feet 2^ inches from the tip of the handles to the front 

 of the bridle. And the whole length from the heel of the land 

 side to the point is 2 feet 9 inches. The tip of the left handle 

 lies 3| inches to the left of the plane of the land side. 



Vertical Measurements. 



Inches. 



From base line to the tip of the handle 33 



From base line to the highest point of the handle 351 



From base line to third cross-brace between handles 284 



From base line to second cross-brace between handles I82 



From base line to first cross-brace between handles II5 



From base line to top of beam at rear edge of standard 231 



From base line to top of beam at front end 18| 



From base line to upper hole of bridle 20^ 



From base line to lower hole of bridle 141 



Handles. 



An iron strap, one-half an inch thick and 2^ inches wide, is 

 bolted to the inner face of the land side, 8 inches in a<lvance of 

 the heel and 3^ inches above the sole. It rises upward and back- 

 ward, making an angle of 48° with the base line, and is continued 

 15 inches a])ove the bolt. It is twisted or kneed inward so as to 

 make its outer or left plane coincide with the inner or right hand 

 face of the left handle, which is bolted to it and is in contact 

 with it for 6 i inches. This handle passes upward through a 

 mortise in the beam, and after ascending 6 inches alcove begins to 

 deflect towards the left from the plane in which it previously 

 stood. It is two inches broad (^^ e. on its sides) and 1| inches 

 thick {i. e. on its front and rear edges). Below the beam its form 

 IS semi-cylind7"ical, and the bolts which hold it in contact with tlif 



