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itself more easily of the earth, and makes the. 

 furrow neater. 



The harrow is another implement indispen- 

 sibly necessary in husbandry. It is commonly 

 four feet square, and consists of four bulls, with 

 four slots passing through them at right angles ; 

 and both the bulls and slots at equal distances 

 from one another. Each harrow ~has 20 iron 

 teeth, or tynes, as they are usually termed, five 

 in each bull ; the whole weighing about 72 

 English pounds. 



I do not know that any remarkable improve- 

 ment has been made upon this instrument in 

 this county, though it certainly is very capable 

 of it, particularly in the arrangement of the 

 tynes, with a view to produce as many separate 

 ruts at once as possible. 



Each harrow is drawn by one horse ; and 

 generally two, sometimes three horsts are yok- 

 ed a-breast The power is applied to one of 

 the corners of the harrow, to give a greater 

 breadth to the stroke, and to encrease the num- 

 ber of ruts. 



There is a heavy harrow, called a break, 

 which is used for breaking stiff land, and loosen- 

 ing and tearing up grass roots and quick weeds. 

 The construction of this is much the same with 

 that of the common harrow, only much larger 

 and heavier, and furnished with a greater num- 

 ber of teeth. Sometimes it consists of two parts, 

 which move on iron joints : constructed in' this 

 manner, the whole harrow will be able to touch 

 the ground, and no part of it pass without do- 

 ing execution. In some cases, however, I 

 should think the other kind preferable. In Ian4 



