. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. The operation of splitting the drills is performed by the common plough as follows :— A double mould-board plough, by passing along the centre of each drill, would simply perform this operation. It is, how- ever, more frequently done by means of the common plough in the following manner. In the figure below, let ABCDEF re- present the apices of the old drills; let the plough be supposed driven in the direction from H to I, that is just along the cent
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. The operation of splitting the drills is performed by the common plough as follows :— A double mould-board plough, by passing along the centre of each drill, would simply perform this operation. It is, how- ever, more frequently done by means of the common plough in the following manner. In the figure below, let ABCDEF re- present the apices of the old drills; let the plough be supposed driven in the direction from H to I, that is just along the centre of the drill, until it arrives at the headland at I; let it then turn to the right, and entering at K, the centre of the next drill, pass along the centre of the drill in the direction KG. Fig. This will form the first drill, of which the apex is L. Let the plough then turn to the right, and proceed by the centre of the next drill MN. Let it then turn to the right, and proceed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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