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fods are burnt, throwing them into the hot afh- 

 es, which will be found of efiential ufe, and the 

 expence is but fnaalU The harder the land, 

 the better the paring plough does her work. — 

 The reafon is, as fhe refts on a foot to give the 

 depth, if the land bend and deceive the foot, 

 the plough will not take hold : but when all the 

 land is foft alike, it is of no confequence. 



Now, after mentioning fome of the great ufes 

 of this plough for paring and burning, it may 

 not be unneceflary to remind the reader of my 

 method of cleaning ftubble-fields, where this 

 plough will become even of more general utili- 

 ty than in paring fward-lands. Inftead of 

 mowing wheat ftubble, you may with this 

 plough cut it at one operation ; and if the fea- 

 fon be dry, it may be burnt. But I very much 

 approve of my former method of leading ftub- 

 ble off and making manure of all the refufe 

 fluff. All ftubbles from white crops ought, 

 the firft ploughing, to be ploughed with the 

 paring- plough -, and all drill-crops with the 

 fcarifier, the firft operation. 



I have been trying at a plough of this kind 

 for fome time, but never could obtain it. The 

 expence of the plough will be four guineas; 



and 



