. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. ELEMENTAEY AGEICULTUEE. Fig. 5. A Clydesdale. help a horse pull heavy loads is to put the whiffle- tree low down. It is better to have the doubletree under the tongue for heavy pulling. A farmer once tested this by hitching a horse to a post with a spring balance which would show how many pounds he pulled. When the whiffletree was tied six inclies from the ground he pulled six hundred pounds more than when it was three feet from the ground. Driving Fast. When a horse has a light load and is driven for speed, the whiffletree should be high. This makes the
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. ELEMENTAEY AGEICULTUEE. Fig. 5. A Clydesdale. help a horse pull heavy loads is to put the whiffle- tree low down. It is better to have the doubletree under the tongue for heavy pulling. A farmer once tested this by hitching a horse to a post with a spring balance which would show how many pounds he pulled. When the whiffletree was tied six inclies from the ground he pulled six hundred pounds more than when it was three feet from the ground. Driving Fast. When a horse has a light load and is driven for speed, the whiffletree should be high. This makes the weight on the horse lighter so there is less strain on his legs and feet. Sometimes you. 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 Nida, William Lewis. Chicago, A. Flanagan Company
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