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my single wheel hoe, cultivator, rake and plow. Such 

 crops as peas, beans, etc., I plant in very quick time 

 in the following way: After the ground has been spaded 

 and raked smooth, I make a furrow with my plow, 

 drop in my seed, run the plow back the other way on 



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the earth down with a hand hoe and my feet. I could 

 save time here if I had a roller. I can plant in this way 

 in one-third the time it takes me with hand tools, and 

 do better work, too. In cultivating and weeding I 

 depend entirely on my wheel hoe, and know, by actual 

 test, that I can do four times the work in an hour that 



