408 AGRICULTURE.

BEFORE I lose sight of the TrURNWREST PLOW, it may not be amiss to mention the difficulty which attends the HoLpiNG of it, by those who have been habituated to com- mon plows, only; and, most especially, by those who have been accustomed to the swing plow, drawn with the horses at length, walking in the last-made. plow- furrow; and, of course, leaving an unin- terr upted sight, forward, for the plowman. It is not the intricacy, and obstruction of

the view, caused by four horses drawing dou-

ble, with two sets of splinter bars, nl a tall“ gallows,” and huge beam, rising up before the eye, nor the complexness of the implement rendering it difficult to regulate, but the aukwardness experienced in turn- ing the soil to the left, which is the chief cause of difficulty.

As I have repeatedly recommended the turnwrest plow, for absorbent soils, lying on steeply ee surfaces, it may be right to convey some hints, respecting the me- thod of holding the KENTISH PLOW, to those who may wish to make a trial of it, on lands of that description.

A plowman who has been accustomed to the swing plow, only, should first use it, as the common plow, with the wrest continued on the right-hand side; until he becomes habituated to the effect of wheels, and has made himself master of the implement, and