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it will not clear itself, unless the base and shelboard 
were lengthened. 
No. 2. Vale of Evesham plough has no wheels, nor 
iron work about it except the share and coulter; the 
length from the point of the share, to the hinder end 
of the shelve board is 6 feet or more; it spreads the 
furrow as before 18 inches, and cuts the earth with an 
acute angle of about 15°; it requires a holder, and in 
this tenacious soil no plough can do without, it being 
liable to suck into the earth in moist places, and to 
leave the ground and break out in dry places, or when 
the land is not sufficiently moist. 
The shim is also in use, consisting of a strong plate 
of iron, bent on its fore edge, to an obtuse angle, and 
made sharp so as to cut up stubble, weeds, &c.; it is 
furnished with handles to guide it, and drawn by on® 
or more horses. 
A, the line of draught. 
B B, the fore edges of the plate, which shims off the 
surface of the land. 
Schufflers, or cultivators ; also the common and 
Spiked roller, are occasionally used in Worcestershire ; 
drill machines are introduced and pretty much in use ; 
there are several makers of them in and near Evesham. 
Bichard Arklues, of Great Hampton, near Evesham, 
makes drill machines for wheat, barley, oats, vetches, 
or pease; laying in three rows at from (i to 9 inches, 
at 
