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pie construction, of good materials, and as few in number ascircumstances will permit; because the fewer carriages thatare kept, the less must be the expence; for even when thesemachines are not in use, they are constantly going to decay.Some people, however, may be fond of having a great varietyof carriages to do their work with ; whilst others prefer onlyone sort: and in this way, the farmer may do all that is ne-cessary ; he may carry his corn or his manure with the samecart; and when hay is carried, by using what is called a longor sparred cart, the business will be satisfactorily executed.Waggons are very rarely used in Scotland .

Carts are, beyond a doubt, the cheapest, and also the bestkind of carriages for the farmer, and may be used almost inevery situation. In a flat country, they are preferable to anyother sort; in a hilly country, some objections may be madeto the cart, especially when the load is high or bulky ; be-cause, in going either up or down hill, they may be bothtroublesome and dangerous. But in most of the mountainouscounties, the inhabitants are more or less under the necessityof using some sort of them, because no other carriage can bedragged up hill more easily. It is also obvious, that a cart isnot so expensive, and requires less power to draw it, than awaggon j and if properly made, having a light frame, or whatis termed Hay-tops , occasionally placed upon its upper side,it will then contain a sufficient load of corn in the straw, hay,or any other bulky commodity. But these carts are oftenvery improperly constructed, especially in the less improvedparts of the country. Carts should be made of the very bestmaterials, in order that they may be the more durable; theyought also to be as neat and light as possible, consistent withthe necessary strength. The body should be of as great widthas the wheels will admit between them ; by which means, thesides can be kept lower, and the body notwithstanding holdthe full load, besides being so much stronger.. The sides andfore-end should not be perpendicular to the bottom, but slop-ing outward gradually toward the fop $ and by side-boards