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4. These evils may be remedied by carrying a fur- 
row down the hill only, and by inclining this furrow 
to the left hand, directly in proportion to the descent 
of the declivity — and suffering the team to re-ascend 
the hill without a furrow. This will lessen your day’s 
work, not one half, but about one third, because your 
team will travel so much faster, both up and down the 
hill, when they carry but one furrow. — In this way, 
the steepest hills may be ploughed without a single 
furrow left open to the wash, except the last one, and 
the saving in the strength oi the team, and in the va- 
lue of the crop, which will arise from the extra good- 
ness of the ploughing, will doubly compensate for the 
loss of time. In this way, the steepest hills, on which 
cattle can travel, may be ploughed to advantage, by 
striking the furrows transversely, or in a direction in- 
clined to the left hand, directly in proportion to the 
steepness of the declivity. 
5. In this way, one third or one half the strength 
of team will perform the work. 
G. Where the descent is gentle, and not exposed to 
wash, let your ridges range exactly with the descent, 
that the surplusage of moisture may pass off easy, 
and regular, in the furrows. 
7. If your business drives, and .your land is light, 
you may fully compensate for the loss of time by 
widening your furrow slice; your plough-share will 
cut one fourth, one third, or even one half more, than 
in ploughing directly up and down, according to the 
steepness of the declivity, and the obliquity of your 
furrows. 
8. All this, together with the general width of your 
furrow slice, must depend upon the judgment of the 
husbandman, directed by the quality of the soil. If 
the soil is hard and stiff', cut narrow ; but if it is light 
and loose, cut your furrow slice as wide as the share 
will cut clean, and no further; all beyond this is cut, 
and cover, which is bad ploughing. 
9. Plough all your lands as msich as possible whea 
