C200), TO OUR READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS,

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dB Drawing and Deſcription of the Hand Drill, by our obliging jz Correſpondent Agricola Norfolcienfis, will, we doubt not, prove highly acceptable to that part of the Agricultural World, to whoſe uſe it is particularly adapted, if we may be allowed to ſuggeſt an inï _ provement, we would adviſe the pulley C to be fixed on the axis of the caſt iron wheel; the pulley E to be cylindrical, and another pulley of exaQly the ſame dimenſions, turning on the axis of the pulley E; now if a ſlight lever be contrived ſo as to throw the leather ſtrap from E to the pulley, freely turning on the ſame axis; it is evident the cylinder with the ſed cups would ceaſe to turn, and that the additional pulley would turn round on the axis of the ſd cups till the ſtrap move by the lever again thrown upon the pulley E. This idea of ſtopping a Fotative motion is not new, we therefore claim no merit for mentioning it, as it is adopted by all manufa@turers, whoſe lathes are turned by ſteam engines. We think this would ſimplify the mechaniſm of the Drill, and ſhould be glad to hear the opinion of Agricola Norfolcienſis on the ſubje&Æ.

We were apprehenfive we might have unintentionally offended Caſtor. His Kind communication has, however, relieved us from that appre- henfion, and we again beg to repeat, that we ſhall ever eſteem ourſelves happy in his highly valued correſpondence.

The Norfolk Farmer's future communications will ever readily find 2 place in this Magazine, and we ſhall at the ſame time think ourſelves highly obliged to him for the favor, Y

A Farmer’s Obſervation on the Row-Culture, will, we doubt not, meet with attention from Agricola Norfolſcienſis. The Farmer is a ſtrenuous advocate for the particular ſyſtem, which he ſeems to have purſued with ſucceſs, and we therefore preſume all his concluſions are drawn from adual pradice.

The obſervations of Juvenis, on South Down Sheep, are ſuch as merit the attention of our Readers. Tf we may be allowed to give our opi- nions on the ſubje& of Dr. Wilkinſon's Letter, we ſhould(from thé Doâor’s well known agricultural abilities) imagine he whole to be a mere error in writing.

We are ſorry that through the inattention of our Engraver, the plate of Darwyn’s Drill Plough was not finiſhed in time for our laſt Num- ber, we have taken every care to have it done as compleatly as poble, aſſuring our Readers, that it will be our future ſtudy to avo.d a ſimilar omiſfon,