. Rudimentary treatise on agricultural engineering . , near Dudley. It is intended for one row ofturnips, beans, potatoes, &c., and has three shares, which canbe expanded or constructed to the desired width by pressureupon the handles only, and which can be performed whilstthe hoe is at work, with the greatest certainty as to small Norwegian harrow works behind the hoes, whichnot only has the eifect of steadying the implement when atwork, but which is also very effective in bringing weeds, &c,to the surface, and thus saving repeated hoeing, caused byweeds growing again when not brou
. Rudimentary treatise on agricultural engineering . , near Dudley. It is intended for one row ofturnips, beans, potatoes, &c., and has three shares, which canbe expanded or constructed to the desired width by pressureupon the handles only, and which can be performed whilstthe hoe is at work, with the greatest certainty as to small Norwegian harrow works behind the hoes, whichnot only has the eifect of steadying the implement when atwork, but which is also very effective in bringing weeds, &c,to the surface, and thus saving repeated hoeing, caused byweeds growing again when not brought effectually to thesurface. The improvement consists in the slides of thehoe, upon which the wings work or expand, being placedupon, and in fact forming part of the wings, and slidingthrough the centre bar of the implement, so that these slidescannot project beyond the cutting parts of the above description is copied from the catalogue of theimplement exhibited at the Lewes meeting of the RoyalAgricultural Society. Fig. BUSBY S HORSE-HOE. Fig. 18 represents a most excellent implement of this 80 MANURE DISTRIBUTORS. class, and one that has gained several prizes. It is shown soclearly in the wood-cut as not to require any furtherdescription. A portion of the stilts or handles have beenremoved to get it on the page. CHAPTER IV. MANURE DISTRIBUTORS. A variety of machines have been constructed for thepurpose of distributing manure, both licprid and in a solidstate. For crops that are drilled, the best plan is to deposit themanure with the seed, as described in the chapter on drills;but as all crops are not drilled, and it is of importance tosow some manure broad-cast, ingenious contrivances havebeen made for effecting that purpose. For the distribution of liquid manure, no system canequal the laying down mains (as practised by Mr. Huxtable,Mr. Mechi, and other gentlemen), and forcing the liquidthrough the pipes by force-pumps, worked by the steam-engine of the
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