22 GENERAL ADVICE 



the Breed or Wiard weeder may be used. These 

 are constructed upon the principle of a spring- 

 tooth horse hay -rake, and are most excellent, not 

 only for fitting loose land for ordinary seeding, 

 but also for subsequent tillage. 



In areas which cannot be entered with a team, 

 various one-horse implements may be used to do 

 the work which is done by heavier tools in the 

 field. The spring -tooth cultivator, shown at the 

 right in Fig. 14, may do the kind of work which 



13. Spike-tooth harrow, for the final fitting of the land. 



the spring -tooth harrows are expected to do upon 

 larger areas; and various adjustable spike-tooth 

 cultivators, two of which are shown in Fig. 14, 

 are useful for putting a finish upon the land. 

 These tools are also available for the tilling of 

 the land when the crops are growing. The 

 spring -tooth cultivator is a most useful tool for 

 cultivating raspberries and strawberries, and other 

 large -area crops. 



For still smaller areas, in which horses cannot 

 be used and which are still too large for tilling 

 wholly by means of hoes and rakes, various types 

 of wheel -hoes may be used. These implements 



