THE HANDLING OF THE LAND 



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places where plants are to be set or seeds dropped. An ex- 

 tension of the same idea is seen in Fig. 114, which shows iron 

 or wooden pegs that make holes in which very small plants 



116, Tool for spacing plants. 117. Barrow rigged with a marker. 



may be set. An L-shaped rod projects at one side to mark 

 the place of the next row. 



In most cases the best and most expeditious method of mark- 



118. Hand sled-marker. 



ing out the garden is by the use of the garden line, which is 

 secured to a reel (Fig. 96), but various other devices are often 

 useful. For very small beds, drills or furrows may be made 

 by a simple marking-stick (Fig. 115). A handy marker is shown 



