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very useful small ploughs now on the 

 market, called by various names, such as 

 the pony plough, the allotment plough, 

 or the small holdings plough, which are 

 extremely useful on market gardens, as 

 they can be drawn by a stout pony or 



Fig. 2. Horse Hoe 



cob, and are quite powerful enough to 

 break up the surface to a sufficient depth 

 (three to six inches, and eight inches wide) 

 after the crop is off. The one shown in 

 the illustration, " Howard's Original Allotment 

 Plough," only weighs 105 Ibs., and costs 

 2, 5s. ; it can be personally recommended 

 from experience, though doubtless others are 

 as good. Another invaluable implement is a 

 horse hoe, of which Vipan and Headley's has 



