. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 136 WHEEL-CARRIAGES. the purpose of discharging the load, or placing it more easily in the carriage. Two boards BB, removeable at pleasure, are placed one upon the edge of each side of the cart, for the pur- pose of better supporting the load when bulky. They are fixed by long handles at 0, C, passing through iron staples on the outside of the cart. In using the single-horse cart in journeys, one man drives two carts. The horse of the last cart is fa
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 136 WHEEL-CARRIAGES. the purpose of discharging the load, or placing it more easily in the carriage. Two boards BB, removeable at pleasure, are placed one upon the edge of each side of the cart, for the pur- pose of better supporting the load when bulky. They are fixed by long handles at 0, C, passing through iron staples on the outside of the cart. In using the single-horse cart in journeys, one man drives two carts. The horse of the last cart is fastened by a rope from his bridle to the cart before ; and he soon learns to fol- low steadily and quietly in the same track. The other form of the cart is that represented in Fig. 52. This species of cart is sparred at the sides, and is formed in this maimer for the purpose of carrying loads of corn in the straw, hay, and similar bulky commodities. It is generally made of such dimensions as to be drawn by two horses, one yoked be- fore the other. The reason of this is, that from the nature of the load, one man can drive only one cart, so that if one man, by the practice of the farm, has two horses, an additional per- son will be required for driving the second cart. For this rea- son it is generally thought better that two horses should be used, though to a disadvantage as to the power of draught. Where this practice prevails, it is not necessary that there be a separate axle and wheels for the cart. It is only used occasionally, and when this occurs it is placed upon the axle and wheels of the close-cart. Thus, the simple arrangement is, when hay and the like are to be driven, the close body is removed, and the sparred one placed upon the same wheels. Fig. It is very convenient to have a sparred frame to be attached. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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