figjti AGRICULTURE. BOOK I. 



I have never had much experience. On the advantage of 

 erecting villages and cottages much might be said; but 

 I rather refer to what I have already advanced on this subject 

 under architecture. 



CHAPTER III. 



OF THE CULTIVATION AND THE CULTURE OF VEGETABLES 

 USED IN AGRICULTURE. 



The cultivation of the soil includes several things; the 

 chief of which are, 1st, Its pulverization or comminution ; 

 2dly, The destruction of weeds and insects ; 3dly, Manuring. 



Of the different implements used for pulverization, the Nor- 

 folk wheel-plough seems the best for light soils, and the im- 

 proved Lothian swing plough the best for stiff soils and gene- 

 ral purposes : both are worked by two horses. Oxen seem the 

 most proper draught animals when a slow continued motion is 

 required ; horses when a quick or occasionally Violent motion 

 is requisite. The amiable and diversified qualities of the horse, 

 however, will often, no doubt, preponderate over the real ad- 



