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CHAP. V.

IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.

BY MR ANDREW GRAY.

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS*

r he object of this branch of the General Report is, to de-scribe the principal agricultural implements, at present ge-nerally used in the more cultivated districts of Scotland *.These may be considered under the following general heads:

Sect. 1 . Implements of tillage.

2. Implements for reaping corn.

3. Implements for harvesting corn.

4. Implements for threshing and cleaning corn.

5. Implements of conveyance.

6. Implements for draining.

7. Rollers.

8. Drill-machines.

9. Miscellaneous articles.

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It is proposed to conclude with some observations on, I.The materials of which the implements of husbandry are

* In the Appendix , NO. 1. to this Chapter, will be given, some general ob-servations on implements of Husbandry, and an account of the principal imple-ments formerly made use of in Scotland . Likewise a minute description of eachimplement, with reference to the engravings given of them.