. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. THE HARROW. 95 fected by merely attaching the harrows to a beam of wood of a length sufficient to stretch across the ridge, in which case the two middle harrows may be connected together by hinges, in the usual manner, while, to keep the outer ones at the distance required, each of them may be attached to the cross beam, in the manner shown in the figure. I Fi& 18- I. The harrow has been here described as formed of wood, with teeth of iron. The w
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. THE HARROW. 95 fected by merely attaching the harrows to a beam of wood of a length sufficient to stretch across the ridge, in which case the two middle harrows may be connected together by hinges, in the usual manner, while, to keep the outer ones at the distance required, each of them may be attached to the cross beam, in the manner shown in the figure. I Fi& 18- I. The harrow has been here described as formed of wood, with teeth of iron. The whole, however, may be formed of malle- able iron. The advantages of the iron harrow are, that it is more durable, and that a smaller surface being exposed to the resistance of obstacles on the ground, it is not so much resisted as when the frame-work is of wood. On this account it does somewhat more work in proportion to its weight. The follow- ing figure represents the harrow as formed of iron. Fig. 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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