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This field had been in culture the preceding years 

 as follows : 



1802, Wheat, after being pastured with sheep. 



1803, Rye. 



1804, Oats, with this crop the farmers lease finished. 



1805, Carrots and Parsnips, for cattle. 



1806, Vetches. 



struction, and quickness of movement ; and in efficiency 

 most midoubtedly equal. The improved East Jersey one 

 shared plough, with one man and three horses a breast, has 

 performed and commonly accomplishes, all that the JDraveil 

 plough has done, with its two shares. Tv/o acres per diem, 

 at any depth from four to seven inches, is common work. 

 Nor is it singular, for a smart American ploughman, with a 

 well constructed common plough and two horses, to turn 

 up one acre and an half per day. Two acres, and two an half, 

 have frequently been ploughed in a day, with ploughs now 

 very common through our country. All complexity of wheels, 

 additional shares, and machinery, are out of use j and 

 deemed incumbrances. 



The American toothed sickle is better than any imported. 

 Although in general they reap well, and use the toothed 

 sickle ; yet whole counties in England, where their agricul- 

 ture and management is nearer perfection than in other 

 European countries, have the smooth edged hook for reaping. 

 This cuts as it enters ; and scatters the grain, before it can 

 be griped by the reaper. Here such management is unknown. 



Our scythe and cradle, is far superior to any implement 

 of the kind, used in England j though they have there such 

 instruments. 



Our necessities under the scarcity of labour, have intro- 

 duced simplicity in all our operations. It would be as singu- 

 lar to see wheels and driver? and multiplied shares to our 

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