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it. The low wheels are not only the cheapeft, 

 but they are the ftrongeft and moft lading. — 



Although a cart carry lefs in quantity atone 

 time than a waggon^ I am of opinion that more 

 work may be done in a given time with the 

 fame number of men and horfes by carts than 

 by waggons, in the general run of hufbandry 

 bufinefs, efpecially where the diftance is fmall 

 between loading and unloading. I have al- 

 ways found fmall loads to be handy, and feldom 

 attended by any misfortune in the fhooting or 

 tumbling out of the load» I am well convin- 

 ced that carts are beftforthe ufes of harvefting, 

 for carrying manure, and in fhort for the gene- 

 ral purpofes of hufbandry. 



If waggons be ufed for hufbandry, they fhould 

 likewtfe be conftrufled wide and low. Manure 

 may be carried in thefe fort of waggons nearly 

 as well as in carts. Broad wheels are improper 

 for paffing and repaifing upon tillage land ; if 

 in fallow, they prefs all the goodnefs out of the 

 foil, and make the ground fo hard as to prevent 

 its being ploughed until wet comes. On grafs 

 land, broad wheels are proper for all ufes. 



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