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THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



BOOK VIII. 



The multiple plough (fig. 259) is a very useful implement for paring 

 stubbles after harvest, or for turning over tilths. These ploughs econo- 

 mise labour, and deserve more attention than they receive. 



Fig. 258. Ransome's Double-Furrow Plough. 



We come next to a new type of plough which is known under various 

 names, such as the digging plough, the steel-chill plough, and the Anglo- 



Fig. 259. Howard's Multiple Plough. 



American plough. As is shown in fig. 260, the mould-board is shorter 

 than in the ploughs which we have already illustrated. The longer 

 mould-boards are made so as to invert and compress the furrow, leaving 



