56 GARDENING WITH BRAINS 



labor can be saved by having it plowed and 

 harrowed just before your trees leaf out in spring. 

 But plowing is not sufficient. After the harrowing 

 has been completed, stake off the rows where the 

 peas, beans, corn, etc., are to be planted, and 

 loosen the soil still further with a potato hook, 

 digging down to a depth of twelve to eighteen 

 inches. Spading with spade, hoe, or fork would 

 do the job equally well, but would be much 

 harder work. There are ways of plying spades, 

 forks, and hoes of all kinds which are much less 

 fatiguing than others. Use your brains and you 

 will soon discover them. And don't forget the 

 vitalic breathing referred to on page 47. It 

 may enable you to do without an assistant. 



3. The hoe is most commonly used for weed- 

 ing, but unless it is used simply for scraping off 

 the young weeds with their 

 tiny roots it is apt to harm 

 the roots of your crops. 

 Hand weeding is best, if the 

 weeds are more than an inch 

 or two high. It is easy after 

 a rain or irrigation. At all 

 times it is greatly facilitated 

 by using any one or all of 

 the weeders here pictured. 

 You will be delighted with 

 them. If your garden is far 

 away from a city I would 

 Excelsior Finger advise having two or more of 



Hazeltine's Hand 



Eureka Weeder 



