NATIVE PLOUGH.
The knee-like bends and forks so often found to exist in the branches of trees are often taken advantage of in the manufacture of makeshift ploughs. The preceding and following illustration represent a native and settler’s makeshift plough.
SETTLER’S PLOUGH.
Agricultural implements, &c.
Many useful agricultural and other implements can be made by the use of forked sticks, some of which are shown in the above illustrations.
A strong fork, with treenails driven through holes bored in its ends, makes a very convenient yoke for carrying pails of water or other heavy weights, as shown in the accompanying illustration.