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and a boy are moftly neceffary to attend them. That in 

 performing diftant carriages, when the roads are level and 

 fubftantially made, and the waggons at alltimes fully loaded, 

 one of them may probably be as advantageoudy ufed as 

 two or more carts of lefs dimenfions. But that where 

 the labour is required to be performed with expedition, as 

 in the hay and corn harvefts, thefe unwieldy machines and 

 contrivances are without doubt ill calculated for the purpofe ; 

 and that on every occafion, when they return half or a third 

 loaded, it is evident the farmer fuftains a confiderable lofs. 

 Inftances have occurred to the writer, it is faid, in more 

 than one open-field pariih in this part of the country, where 

 a waggon, with three or four perfons and as many horfes, 

 has been difpatched to coUeft and carry home fcattered 

 parcels of hay from the ends of ridges, which, after going 

 over a great extent of the parifh or diftrift, returned only 

 partly loaded. Confidering the very high rate of labour, 

 and the (hamefuUy extravagant manner in which, in hay or 

 corn harveft, labourers and farm fervants are maintained in 

 this part of the kingdom, it is furprifing, it is thought, that 

 every farmer does not exert himfelf to devife and find out 

 means by which he may perform his work with greater ex- 

 pedition, and at lefs expence. There are forae, however, 

 who think that this fort of carriage or conveyance, however 

 well formed and conftrufted, from its neceffary great weight 

 and unwieldinefs, as well as its expeiice, is moftly far from 

 being advantageous to the interell of the farmer ; as while 

 ic is highly deftrnftive to the roads, it requires great power 

 to draw it, which muft be procured at much coft, without 

 affording an adequate compenfation in the increafed quantity 

 of materials which it carries. 



Waggons unqueflionably require much more power in 

 the draught in proportion than carts, which is certainly a 

 material objeftion againft them, though they are capable of 

 conveying a much greater load ; but, befides, they are far 

 from being fo handy and convenient for many forts of farm- 

 work ; and fome too are of opinion that more bufinefs may 

 be done in any particular fpace of time, with the fame 

 number of horfes, by carts than by waggons, in the general 

 run of huibandry work, efpecially where the diftance is 

 fmall between the places of loading and unloading. That 

 where waggons are ufed for farm-work, they (hould be made 

 wide and low, as the moft fuitable in different intentions. 

 Manures may be carried in thefe forts of waggons almoll as 

 well, it is fuppofed, as in carts. Broad wheels are improper 

 for pafling and repaffing upon tillage lands ; as if in fallow 

 they prefs the land too much, making it fo hard as to 

 prevent its being ploughed until wet comes ; but on grafs- 

 land, wheels of the broad kind are proper and fuitable for 

 all purpofes. In Berkfhire, Mr. Loveden is faid to put 

 narrow fore-wheels to his waggons, and broad ones behind, 

 in order to prevent injury to tender grafs-land. The hind- 

 wheels in this way roll over the tracks made by the fore, and 

 remove the mifchief they have done. The method is thought 

 to be excellent, and of very eafy application. 



On the whole, waggons are probably the moft proper and 

 fuitable fort of conveyances for different kinds of heavy 

 loads that are to be carried to a diftance ; but that for home 

 ufes, efpecially field and other work, which requires to be 

 executed in a fpeedy manner, carts with proper fhelvings 

 and other conveniences are to be preferred, as more ready 

 and economical. See Cart. 



In the work of reducing the weight of waggons for farm 

 ufes, as well as for road and other purpofes, it ihoiild always 

 be done with much care and attention, in order that it may 

 be taken from fuch parts of them as have not great force of 

 draught or preffure upon them, and that thofe parts which 



are much expofed in thefe ways may be left fufficiently 

 llrong. In the weight and (hape of the wheels fome reduc- 

 tion and alteration may likewile take place, as may be feen 

 in fpeaking of wheels. See Wheel. 



Waggon, in the Military Economy, is a four-wheeled 

 carriage, drawn by four horfes, and applied to varidus 

 purpofes. 



Waggon, Ammunition, in Military Language, is a waggon 

 ufed in carrying all kinds of ftores, and alfo bread ; 

 for which purpofe it is lined on the infide with baiket- 

 work. 



WAGGOfi-MaJler-General is he who has the ordering and 

 marching of the baggage of the army. On a day of march 

 he meets the baggage at the place appointed in the orders, 

 and marfhals it according to the rank of the brigade or re- 

 giment each waggon belongs to, which is fometimes in one 

 column, fometimes in two ; fometimes after the artillery ; 

 and fometimes the baggage of each column follows their re- 

 fpeftive column. 



WAGG0N-/r<7y, the fame with TiAlL-lVay ; which fee. 

 WAGGONER, in jljlronomy, a kind of conftellation, 

 called alfo Ciiarles's wain. 



Waggoner is alfo ufed for a routier, or book of charts, 

 defcribing the feas, their coafts, &c. 



Waggoner, in farm work, the perfon or labourer who 

 has the care and management of the waggon teams in 

 driving, feeding, and other ways. It is of confiderable ad- 

 vantage to the farmer to have good and careful waggoners, 

 in faving time, wafte, and labour; A waggoner is alfo a 

 term applied to the man who drives and direfts waggons on 

 the public roads. See Road. 



Waggoners, Royal, or Royal IVaggon Train, a corps of 

 waggoners lately eftablilhed, confifting of nine troops, each 

 troop being 60 rank and file : but fince its firft eftablifh- 

 ment reduced. 



WAGHKUNK, in Geography, a town of New York; 

 7 miles N.W. of Kingfton. 



WAGING, a town of the archbiihopric of Salzburg ; 

 17 miles N.W. of Salzburg. 



WAGIOL, one of the fmaller Papuan iflands. See New 

 Guinea. 



WAGNA, a town of the duchy of Stiria, on the Salm ; 

 1 7 miles S. of Gratz. 



W AGNAGUR, a town of Hindooftan, in Guzerat, on 

 the gulf of Cambay ; 45 miles S.S.W. of Gogo. 



WAGNER, Joachim, in Biography, a celebrated Ger- 

 man organ -builder, who crefted a large organ, in the gar- 

 rifon church at Berhn, in 1725, which is remarkable for 

 compai^s, &c. having 50 keys in the manuals, and for its 

 number of pipes, amounting to 3220 ; but ftill more fo for 

 the ornaments and machinery- of the cafe, which are in the 

 old Teutonic tafte, and extremely curious. 



At each wing is a kettle-drum, which is beat by an angel 

 placed behind it, whofe motion the organift regulates by a 

 pedal ; at tlie top of the pyramid, or middle column of pipes, 

 there are two figures, reprefenting Fame, fpreading their 

 wings when the drums are beat, and raifing them as high as 

 the top of the pyramid ; each of thefe figures founds a trum- 

 pet, and then takes its flight. 



There are likewife two funs, which move to the found of 

 cymbals, and the wind obliges them to crofs the clouds ; 

 during which time two eagles take their flight, as naturally 

 as if they were alive. 



The name of Wagner occurs twelve times in Gerber's con- 

 tinuation of Walther's Mufical Diftionary. Seven of the 

 number have diilinguiflied thenifelves in mufic, fome way or 



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