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It has been a generally received idea, even 

 among men who think liberally, and are in- 

 clined to think well of the pradtice of plow- 

 ing with a pair of horfes, that it is only appli- 

 cable to LIGHT THIN SOILS. But thc eftablilli- 

 ed hufbandry of this country proves that idea 

 to be erroneon?. 



It flrikes me, however, advocate as I am 

 for the pradticc, that in fome cafes, cfpecially 

 where the foil is deep and tender, three 

 horfes at length would be preferable. 



But the plea held out againft this manage- 

 ment is, *' We cannot afford it !" The truth 

 is, land here has got up to the two-horse- 

 PLOv/ PRICE ; and tenants feem to be aware 

 that they cannot pay their rents, if they fend 

 more than two horfes and one man to plow. 

 What a ftrong recommendation is this of the 

 pradicc. 



2. Laying lands across the slopes of 

 HILLS. The general pradlice, unlefs where 

 the turnwrefl plow is in ufc, is to plow^ the 

 fides of hills up-and-dcwji, laying the lands 

 parallelvvith the line of defcent, not oblique- 

 ly acrofs it. 



Where 



