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empty. If he has a very steep ascent to make he will load his 
first barrel only, and in this way a part of the weight of the 
water will be upon the horse's back, giving him a greater 
tractive force upon the gradient. As soon as the cart reaches 
the top of the ascent the cock is turned, letting water into the 
second barrel, and the weight on the horse's back is adjusted 
for level land. The barrels are made to hold half a ton of 
water in each. When empty, the weight of the whole is 9 cwt. 
Fig. 13. — Side view of (he Sutherland Water-cart. 
Achintoul Farm. — No. 1 field (52 a.), is much of it deep 
peat. It was ploughed in June 1877 by a pair of 8-horse 
engines. As this field is intended for pasture, no stirrer or sub- 
soiler was attached to the plough. Being content to take only 
a single furrow in depth, Mr. Greig avoided the trouble that 
would have been experienced in grappling with the fir-roots 
buried in the bog. Two ridges of sand cross this field, and it 
was proposed at one time to cover the whole of the deep peat 
with 3 inches of sand taken from these ridges, on sledges drawn 
by steam. This would, without doubt, have greatly improved 
the peat soil, but the expense would have been very great, and 
the project has been laid aside for a time. This field has not 
yet been drained, but some of the outfalls of the drains from 
Nos. 2 and 4 pass through it. 
