198 Market Gardening, 



combining some of the characteristics of the horse hoe, 

 or cukivator, and the slide hoe ; thus producing a very 

 serviceable tool. It is well-proportioned, as regards 

 size, to the work to be done ; built light and strong : 

 all iron and steel, except handles ; well made, and 

 handsomely finished, and adjustable in every way. It 

 is made with single wheel, for use between the rows ; 

 and also with double wheel, for use astride the rows. 



Arlington Seed Drill. 



The Seed-Sower or Drill, is one of the most useful 

 and labor-saving implements in the entire outfit of 

 the market garden. It is used to sow nearly all kinds 

 of seed. Even peas and beans are ordinarily sown by 

 this machine. The quantity of seed sown is regulated 

 by small tins, with holes affording passage for the 

 seeds to the exact amount required, and the distance 

 between rows is regulated or marked by a chain which 

 is made to drag from an adjustable arm. While one 

 row is being sown, the next one is marked by the chain. 

 The adjustable arm is a stick pierced with little holes, 

 and placed across the handles of the machine. The 

 depth of the sowing is regulated by raising or lowering 



