1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class IX.: E. Alexander

198. ALEXANDER, E., Taylorton, Stirling — Inventor and Manufacturer.

Models of draining ploughs:-

First furrow plough, drawn by from ten to twelve horses, which cuts a depth of from fifteen to eighteen inches, width at top sixteen inches, and at bottom seven inches.

Second, or finishing plough, which cuts a further depth of from ten to twelve inches, finishing the drain to the exact breadth of the tiles, and which, after pulling the cleaner along, shows a flat smooth bottom to lay the soles upon; performing at the rate of about one acre per hour; distance of drains sixteen feet apart.

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