HARROW. 
pofes of the cultivator, than in f rong, heavy, 
and tenacious, or which have been lately broken up from 
the ftate of old {ward, and that of common moor heath, and 
other forts of wafte, where they fhould have much greater 
weight and length of tines. 
An it is frequently the practice, in cafes where the foil 
' is rough and ftubborn, as in fome inftances of fallowing ftiff 
ite ommon harrows together, in 
order more completely to reduce and break down the 
lumpinefs of fuch grounds. And in the view of effecting 
thefe purpoles, efpecially 
+h mat ith weeds, it has been found advantage- 
and prevented from working in a proper manner, nor in re- 
ducing the earthy materials of fuch ds 
expence, ‘ 
together by means of fuitable hooks and eyes, or what in 
nominated coupling-irons; as in this 
“In the forming of harrows, fome differences in the po- 
the teeth have li 
mof eafy, fimple, and expeditious contrivance feems 
to be that of formiig the harrows in fuch a'way, as that 
they may be fome inches narrower in the fore than the 
hind. parts, and be' ole, at the fame time, of being 
fet to different widths, ‘by which, the diftances between 
the tines may be regulated by fimply augmenting or di- 
i the fpaces between the fore ret tise faa park 
ws of the common kinds, this objeé is ufually 
n fon ing attached to 
may be 
10n. 
that inthe coafiseStion of Sill the 
kinds of the larger defcription$ of harrows, it is a°¢ir. 
cumftance that ough 
fi 
placed in this way, the too 
‘ capable of performing a great deal more work in't 
the firft row, in fuch cafes, being 
a quarter, or half an inch fhorter than that of the fecond, 
apt to be choaked up, than thofe of other kinds. 
This defcription of harrow has been ftated to be much in 
ufe in fome parts of the county of Devon, and alfo to have 
been lately introduced into fume of the midland counties 
with confiderable benefit. They have been made in fevera 
different modes, as with greater and lefs numbers of bars, 
from three to five, fix, or more, the tines varying in 
fame proportions. 
been found by the moft attentive cul- 
hat, in general, fingle horfe-harrows rid 
i n 
greater facility, with a view of avoiding the i 
turning at the ends of the ridges, and for fe i 
on ‘the backs of the horfes, which have, in fome cafes, been. 
made an addition to the harrow. But, from the nature 
the work, it would feem. that but little advantage can be 
gained in this way. eee: 
Various other improvements have been made on harrows 
individuals ; and the harrow and peer 
a faving of 4 
~ Common Single Harrow 
known to the 
fequired. It generally confifts of four bulls, or aes 
four inches fquare, into each of which are inferted four oF 
five tines or tee nature of its con 
it is Fghter 
it 18 
than moft of the other forts of harrows, le 
proved Raridw of the fame kind may be teen atyjig- #18 
