238 Miscellaneous Hints 



four feet wide at the base, and three feet deep at 

 the ridge. 



An easy and very regular way of seeding furrows is 

 by means of the seed tape which is coming into very 

 popular favor. This tape contains seed at the 

 correct distance apart and much wear and tear 

 on the backbone is saved, not to mention the 

 saving in seed. 



Keep tools sharpened and spray pumps oiled if 

 you would do effective work. Never let the rust 

 get ahead of you. 



The most necessary tools for the garden are a good 

 six-tine manure fork, a good meadow hoe measuring 

 about eight inches across the blade and two and a 

 half inches wide for men, a lighter one for a woman, 

 a twelve- or fourteen-toothed iron rake, a round, 

 pointed shovel, and, if the gardening is extensive, a 

 hand seed-drill and wheel hoe, and a wheelbarrow. 

 If a horse is used for cultivating, a small-tooth 

 horse cultivator will be needed, preferably a spike- 

 tooth cultivator with fourteen teeth. A fork, a 

 trowel and a large spoon, will also be found neces- 

 sary in performing many little tasks. 



There is no better fence than the woven wire fence 

 if made of good material and put up right. There 



