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GENERAL ADVICE 



shows iron or wooden pegs that make holes in 

 which very small plants may be set. An L- shaped 

 rod projects at one side to mark the place of the 

 next row. 



In most instances, the best and most expedi- 

 tious method of marking out the garden is by 



40. Adjustable sled-marker. 



the use of the garden line, which is secured to a 

 feel (Fig. 20), but various other devices are often 

 useful. For very small beds, drills or furrows 

 may be made by a simple marking -stick (Fig. 

 35). A handy marker is shown in Fig. 36. A 

 marker can be rigged to a wheel -barrow, as in 

 Fig. 37. A rod is secured underneath the front 

 truss, and from its end an adjustable trailer, B, 

 is hung. The wheel of the barrow marks the 

 row, and the trailer indicates the place of the 

 next row, thereby keeping the rows parallel. A 

 hand sled -marker is shown in ' Fig. 38, and a 

 similar device mav be secured to the frame of a 



