HOE HANDLES. 



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want even for broom-sticks though sawyers, 



turners, dealers and the public seem not to be 



aware of it; yet it must be 



confessed we are so far 



gone in depravity that there 



will be trouble in getting 



those handles. * * * * 



"In a broadcast prayer of 

 this public nature, absolute 

 specifications would not be 

 polite. Black walnut and 

 butternut are fragrant as well 

 as beautiful timber. Cherry 

 is stiff, heavy, durable, and, 

 like maple, takes a slippery 



polish. For fine, light handles, 

 that the palrn will stick to, butt 

 cuts of poplar or cottonwood 

 cannot be excelled, yet 

 straight -grained ash will 

 bear more careless usage. 

 "The handles of 

 Mrs. Tarry er's hoes 



22. Home-made 

 scarifier. 



are never perfectly straight. All the bayonet 

 class bend downward in use half an inch or 



