Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Vol. 3: Session 1862-63The mode of use is apparent from examination of the plough. The pole is suspended by straps from a hole in the centre of the heavy yoke, home by two oxen. The yoke presses against awooden pin (marked i on our sketch), which, being placed in one or other of four mortice-shaped holes in the pole, practically lengthens or shortens it, so as to increase or diminish the angle made with the ground by the share, and the consequent depth of the furrow. The pole forms a continuation of what we may describe, for want of a technical term for any corresponding part in the modern English im plement, as the Trunk or Body of the plough, and is firmly spliced to it with two stout hoops of iron, tightened with wedges. Two holes in the yoke probably serve for the passage through it of a cord to be used as reins.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.