Identifier: 101527562X4.nlm.nih.gov
Title: The domestic encyclopaedia : or, A dictionary of facts, and useful knowledge: comprehending a concise view of the latest discoveries, inventions, and improvements ; chiefly applicable to rural and domestic economy ; together with descriptions of the most interesting objects of nature and art ; the history of men and animals, in a state of health or disease ; and practical hints respecting the arts and manufactures, both familiar and commercial ; illustrated with numerous engravings and cuts ; in five volumes ; volume I(-V (Volume 4)
Year: 1803 (1800s)
Authors: Willich, A. F. M. (Anthony Florian Madinger) Mease, James, 1771-1846, editor Birch, William Young, 1764-1837, publisher Small, Abraham, 1764?-1829, publisher Carr, Robert, 1778-1866, printer Shallus, Francis, engraver T. & J. Swords (Firm), publisher
Subjects: Technology Housekeeping Medicine
Publisher: Philadelphia : Published by William Young Birch, and Abraham Small, no. 17, South Second-Street : and T. & J. Swords, New-York Robert Carr, printer
Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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nner. The object of thiscontrivance is, the eradication ofweeds, and the clearing of plough-ed lands for seed ; in whichrespect it is said to be more ser-viceable than any other instru-ment. Before the extirpator isemployed, the soil ought to be onceploughed ; and, if it have lain fal-low during a summer, the scalp ispassed over it twice ; namely, thefirst time about two inches deep,and the next, in a transverse direc-tion, at the depth of about fourinches. This operation, togetherwith harrowing the ground once,will not only destroy all weeds,but will pulverize and prepare thesoil for the reception of seed,whether drilled, or broad-cast.Farther, if lands, intended for theproduction of spring-crops, beploughed in autumn, and the ex-tirpator be afterwards passed overthem, they will be rendered fit forimmediate sowing...This machinemay be drawn either by two or bythree horses, according to thenature of the soil, and the depthrequired : it possesses the pecu-liar advantage, that it may be
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PL O PL O 295 worked on all arable land, byany person capable of directing aplough, and that it will turn overan acre of ground, in one hour,without fatiguing either horses oroxen....Should the soil,however,beoverrun with weeds, it will he ad-visable to plough it With the scalp,twice ; and, in some cases, threetimes ; a short space being allow-ed to intervene, with a view to de-prive the weeds of their vegetat-ing power. Among the most valuable im-plements that have, within a fewyears, been constructed and adopt-ed in this country, is the Bever-stone Plough, designedj or at leastimproved, by the ingenious Mr.l.iwiN Tugwkll, of Beverstone,in the county of Gloucester. (It is believed that this ploughhas never been introduced into theUnited States; but as it is highlypraised, a plate of it has been an-nexed from the Annals of Agricul-ture.) Dimensions of the BeverstoneUgh. Feci Lichen. A to B - - 2 4 A C - - 2 5 C D - - 14 D E - - 2 5 Diameter of the wheel 1 9 D to F - - 0 11 G II - . 0

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