DIRECTIONS AS TO TOOLS 



(Carried forward from p. ii8.) 



Pruning shears $3.00 



Bushel baskets (4) 5.60 



Shovels (3) 3.CX} 



Anvil and vise 8.00 



Barn pails, blankets, brushes, whips, etc. . . . 20.00 



Saws, hammer, wire nails, brace, box of bits . . 12.00 



Total $1775-10 



This list looks rather formidable, but it cov- 

 ers everything. There are one or two imple- 

 ments that might perhaps be dispensed with if 

 but little grain were to be raised, namely, the 

 grain drill and the reaper and binder. 



It will be noted that all the tools, except the 

 one-row cultivator, are riding tools, which not 

 only save labor but temper — for there is no 

 more trying work on a farm than walking after 

 a plough all day. If beets are to be sown in 

 large quantities it will pay to invest in a four- 

 row planter. 



The plough is known to every one, but unfor- 

 tunately its proper use is not so familiar. There 

 are two essential points necessary to good 

 ploughing — an even draft and a level plough. 

 A broad curving mouldboard which rolls the 

 soil over like small waves does the best work in 

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