CONTENTS.
SECTION I.
IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.
.IMPLEMENTS employed in the prac-tice of husbandry
Circumstances to be attended to in the con-struction of them
PLOUGHS . . .
Different kinds necessary for different soilsand situations .
SmtfG-P loughsVariety of
Capable of extensive application •Peculiarities in their construction .
The advantages of which .
The Rotheram plough .
Small's chain-ploughPloughs suitable for light friable soilsExpenco of them
Dutch plough . . .
Suffolk iron swing-plough
Advantages of, on strong cohesive landWheel-Ploughs .
Construction various, according to soil, &c.
Less skill in the ploughman necessary for them ibid.Reason of w heels being added to ploughsUses of them
Friction of them causes resistanceMr. Middletons opinion of themObjections to them
Should seldom be employed by good ploughmen
Sorts of soil most proper forHertfordshire wheel-ploughKentish turnwrist-ploughNorfolk wheel-ploughImproved common wheel-ploughTwo-wheel plough
Wheel-plough of the fen districts .
Double or two-furrows ploughSkim-coulter ploughsTrench plough
Uses and advantages of
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The miner (see p. 322) •
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Its construction and use •
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Paring plough . .
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Double-mould-board plough .
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Common draining plough .
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Mole plough
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Draining-furrow plough
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Marking plough
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Single-hoe plough
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DRILL-MACHINES
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Construction of them various
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Principles on which they should be made
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Circumstances to be regardedin choosing them ibid.
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Mr. Amos’s drill . .
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Mr. Cook' s drill
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Mr. Ducket’s method more simple .
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Mr. Wellards drill
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Advantages and uses of
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Expence of • •
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Mr. Bayley's Turnip-Drill .
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Its uses on one-bout ridges .
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Construction of
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His drill for all sorts of grain
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Construction of it
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Mr. Bailey’s bean-drill for wide intervals
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Its form and make .
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Drill barrow
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Uses of
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HOES . . .
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Difference of
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CooA’simprovcd horse-hoe .
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Amos’s expanding horse-hoe more advan-
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On what soils most useful .
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M’DovgaVs hoe
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Purpose to which it may be applied
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Improvement in the wheel of .
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Mr. Ducket’s hoes >
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Hoeing may be well done by the common
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plough . . "
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