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twenty ihillings, including plates for the 

 landfide and mouldboard. Cajl iron pktes^ 

 fomewtiat refembling thofe of tlie Norfolk 

 plow, are now coming into nfe inflead of 

 wooden mouldboards. Thcfe vail reduce the 

 general price ilill lower. 



III. The common Sledge. This petty im- 

 -plement will be confidered as unworthy of 

 notice by thofe who are unacquainted with 

 the ufes of it. Nevertlielefs, here, where 

 it is in common ufe, it is in univerfal efti- 

 mation. 



For carrying harrows and other imple- 

 ments, — thorns and other rough wood, — 

 turneps when the ground is tender, &c. &c, 

 a fledge is frequently much preferable to a 

 cart or a waggon. Some are made fmall and 

 light for one hurfe j others ftrong and large, 

 to be drawn by a Learn of oxen or horfes. 



The principal lingularity of conflrudion 

 confiils in a valuable addition to the com- 

 mon harrow-fledge of other countries. This 

 addition is made with two crofs-pieccs (like 

 the crofs-pieces of a cart or waggon)^ one 

 fixed uj,on Cach end of the body of the 

 fledge, projcdipg without the fide-pIeccs 



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