IGO 
On One- Horse Carts. 
used ajijainst one-horse carts, objections which I once strongly 
felt myself. My attention was first drawn seriously to the sub- 
ject from hiring a man to draw some stones for draining. He 
came with a horse only 14 hands high and a small cart, when 
the work he accomplished so surprised me, that I at once de- 
cided to try two light carts, which, after succeeding well in all 
other operations, I employed in the harvest field ; and being fully 
satisfied with them in this capacity, I soon discarded every waggon 
from the farm. 
I have carefully endeavoured to give a just estimate of the 
saving in horses and implements by the use of carts ; since they 
were first employed by me I have effected a greater reduction 
in the number ot each than is here represented. When I kept 
waggons I had not so much land by 20 acres in cultivation as at 
present ; I then kept ten horses, four waggons, three dung carts, 
and one light cart ; I now only keep six carts and six horses. 
I, however, attribute a portion of the saving to the use of the 
scarifier in many instances instead of the plough, and I now very 
rarely put more than two horses to a plough, while at that time 
I frequently had three; on the other hand, for two years past, 
I have each year carted 150 loads of night-soil a distance of a 
mile and a half, and 300 loads of road-scrapings, &c. half a 
mile, which is two-thirds more than I did during the time I 
had waggons. I have also done each year the following extra 
work : — carted 30 tons of potatoes two miles, 60 tons of roots 
half a mile, subsoil ploughed 6 or 7 acres, and carted stones for 
15 acres of draining 30 feet distant. I have therefore taken all 
these things into due consideration, and given the fairest represen- 
tation in my power. 
The description of carts I make use of are, five common Scotch 
carts and one skeleton cart ; those of the former, with narrow 
wheels, cost me 10 guineas each ; and with the 4-inch wheels 
(which I recommend) 12/., with harvest-frame, &c. complete. 
The skeleton with narrow wheels cost me 10/. ; it will carry more 
hay or straw than the others, its loads being in proportion of four 
carts to three waggons — it is more convenient for conveying poles, 
hurdles, &c. ; and one on a farm nuiy be useful, but it will not 
answer in dung-carting, and its advantages in harvesting are not 
sufficient to remunerate for the additional outlay of a tlouble set. 
In conclusion, 1 nuiy remark that the principle of one-horse carts 
is quickness of motion, therefore load according to the road to be 
passed over, but never reduce the ))ace of travelling ; and I can 
assure those who are timid about them, that tiiey are nuich less 
liable to accidents of every kind tlian waggons; and that, however 
jjrejudiced the workman may be agninst their first introduction, 
when he becomes acquainted with the system he will prefer it. 
