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the hills with a hoe. We have been fortunate enough 

 to obtain a fine photograph of the Bemis transplanter, 

 from which Fig. 23 was engraved, which shows most 

 clearly the modus operandi of this useful machine, 

 which may be used with or without fertilizer attach- 

 ment. It is such a saver of work, time and money, that 

 the transplanter is destined to come into universal use. 



FIG. 31. GROUND PLAN OF MOOEKN FKAMKU BAKN SHOWN IN 

 FIGS. 29 AND 30. 



When the land is prepared for using this machine, it is 

 only necessary to harrow it until it is finely pulverized, 

 then roll or firm the soil with a planker. It is better 

 for the ground not to be very moist when it is used, as 

 the heavy driving wheels, in that case, compact the 

 soil too much. Where the ground is very loose, or ashy 

 dry, the work will not be so good. A field laid out in 



