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being bruised by the unyielding bow, no vigour is exerted ex- cepting what is imparted by rhe goad; and th&'sinews ofthe neck, are not brought into employment: hence the sublime and gigantic force with which he is endowed, is notrendered Subservient in“ the important duties he has-to perform for the Supply of human Subsistence."'The cattle proceed in“the French: team bold and erect: no pain'oppresses them, and they chew.the cud chearfully as they pace aloug the füurrow. On the contrary, in England the painful presSure:obstructs;.the progress of the animals, they lean against each'other Scarcely capable of Supporting their own weight, and the fine inteiligeat! eye which nature has given them to express the generosity of their temper is clouded with anxiety.)

"The trial of the method here proposed at least bas two res commendations. It may be made at very littleexpence, and uhder the fair expectation of Ssyccess. The former is ades quately explained by what we have observed on tie expence of this furmture, the latter we hope is not less obvious by the aliusions we have made to the anatomical torin of the animal; and xo the mechanism most adopted to receive the full weight ot his powers.

It the only valuable object attained by our work, which has 50 long been Sanctioned by public approbation; were to introduce into cur own counhlry the ubstitution vi ihus inge» nious contrivance of the French artizan, for the ebarzeable and OppreSzive expedients adopted by the Engush farmer, we Should think vurselves Suthiciently rewarded 10x our periodical

Jabours.“ 9.2008

ON SUMMER FALLOWING: To thx Editor of the Agricultural Magazize. SIR, CONGRATD LATE yau, and the readers of your valuable Magazine, on the acquizition of 50 considerabie a vuimber ot correspondents, of high and deserved estimaion with the public, for their agricultural and veconomii ai kuowiedge; amonvst the first 9i whom, in my opinion, Stands Jha Mid- dleton, Esq. the celebrated author of the Middlezex Report. Being at the late Sheep Shearning at Wobur«», 1 had auch conversation with Some Scotch cultivators on the JÜdject of fallows, and these gentlemen thiew much blaue on You SZ, Middieton and Lawren«g, äs zrossly mis]eadug the public, by the 5 und assertion that the fallowing(ard was total!'y unne- ceS817yY, after it Shall have bcen once Ehorouril cleaued from 7rool-weeds, and that elay-Lands ar qually aaapted to their peculiar fallow-crops, as the(ightei Spectes 0j Sous You must understand, Sir, thaf 11%reg'exists almost as sStx003 a prejuduice in favour ef the Summer faliow 10g SyStem,