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of the other operations suspended about two days ; at the end of which 
time, the slugs had disappeared, totally and entirely. 
Scotch Carts v. Waggons. 
In some districts I found that " Scotch" carts had been introduced. 
Their advocates, near Acle, say of them : — 
1st, They cost less ; 
2nd]y, They do less injury to the land and roads 
3rdly, With them each horse does his own work ; 
4thly, When loading them in harvest, the " pitcher's" work is more 
easy, the carts being lower ; by which means he sends the corn 
home faster than the man can "unpitch" it. 
This last was not very clear to me, as a proof in favour of light carts. 
The low cart is all very well for the " pitcher," but not for the " un- 
pitcher," even supposing the loads did not come more rapidly. If they 
had any means of raising the cart by the side of the rick to the level at 
which the waggon would have been, the advantage to the pitcher would 
be so much clear gain to him ; and, if they raised it still more, so as to 
shorten hia unpitching, as much as they had the pitching, they would 
then be more able to keep pace with each other. 
I could not find that anything of this sort had been done. I therefore 
think, that, except with very low stacks, or with part of the stacks, the 
above is not at present a fair criterion of their value. 
Perhaps they may find some means of raising these light loads, so as, 
at some future day, to put the carts in a better position for comparison. 
Mr. Howard, of Halvergate, had been urged by some of his labourers 
(paid, by the harvest, or, the same amount of money, whether the harvest 
was long or short) to supply them with Scotch carts instead of waggons, 
because they could not get on so fast as those on another farm within 
sight of them. On his declining to find them just then, they requested 
to be allowed such carts as he had. This was the conclusion of his har- 
vesting with waggons. Such is very strong evidence in favour of carts. 
The advocates for waggons state, that, by taking low loads, they can be 
pitched nearly as fast as unpitched, notwithstanding the advantages the 
unpitcher has with waggons. All speak of the advantages of small 
loads ; the unpitching being then done with the greatest possible speed, 
as the exertion does not last long. 
Agricultural Labourers. 
One of the most important changes is, their making the improvement 
of the condition of the poor a regular system, by forming societies for 
the purpose, as well as by individual exertions. 
To those, whose labour is their only wealth, we surely owe two duties ; 
1st. that of doing all we can, in our station, to find them useful employ- 
ment, at such wages as will enable them to ])rovide against a time of 
sickness, or infirmity, to them, or their families; that we may thus 
exercise and strengthen their good feelings ; and by such means teach 
them to become better .subjects, and better men. In so doing, each of 
their benefactors may hope for that blessing which is promised to him 
who " careth for the poor." 
