The English improver improved; or the survey of husbandry surveyed ... / [Walter Blith].

  • Walter Blith
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[1652]
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Credit: The English improver improved; or the survey of husbandry surveyed ... / [Walter Blith]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    See PES eg a entenemaaoee conee : CHAP. XXXTIL. Holds forth adefcription of a double Plough carrying two Furrows at once, and both pro- portionable to a Furrow one ordinary Plough Soall carry : With a Plough that foall both Plow and Harrow both at the fame time ; and bow to make a Plough laft adoxen years. SOSNASUS He double Plough fhall be as plain as may be, it FES) FON fhall confift of one long Beam of an ordinaty MEN FSS length, and another fhort one, little above SSS. half thelengcth of the other. The firt plough SOSSK may be made up compleat in all che members thereof according tothe laft preceding defcription of the plain plough, except the handles which may be very fhorr, only fo long as may receive the Beam with the Land-handle, and place the Shield-board on the furrow fide, which may be done without any but a round ftaff from. the Beam to the Shield-board ; which handles excepted, it is one compleat plough inal] particulars. The hinder end ofthe Beam is to be left a little ftronger,. becaufe of faftning the other Beam firmly thereunto, and then I proceed tothe making of the hindermoft plough, which muft be made in all the members and branches like the other, except the Beam cut off about three inches before the Coulter-hole,. and the handles of this at length and ftrengch as an ordinary ftrong plough is made, jaft according to the pattern of the plain: plough. Which being done, andthe handles upon the laft plough,, you muft fet tothe placing of it in his place, which | difco- ver thus, the firft plough ftanding in its working pofture, the ether plough with the handles to it is to be affixed on the nearer
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