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fence, or a trellis should be provided for them, in the same manner 

 as for nasturtiums ; or they will do pretty well, if planted four feet 

 from each other. Stakes, too, may be driven up among them, to 

 keep them from falling. They will bear till the frost. 



GARDENERS TOOL CHEST. 



TOOL SHOP FOR FARMERS. Every farmer ought to pos- 

 sess a variety of tools, such as are needed in repairing farming imple- 

 ments fences, gates, and pens ; and for doing such work generally, 

 as will always be required on the premises, and which every person 

 may acquire the habit of doing, although he has no mechanical trade. 

 How often does a nail give way, and hence a board becomes loose ! 

 If he has nails and a hammer at hand, a few minutes will be suffi- 

 cient to make it secure. Whereas, if permitted to remain insecure, it 

 may fall and be broken, so that a new one will be required to supply 

 its place. How often will the fastenings on a gate or door demand a 

 slight attention, to prevent destruction from the wind, as well as to 

 keep the stock from going where they ought not. How often does a 

 rake-tooth or an axe-handle get broken ; a hoe-handle become loose 

 in its socket ; an ox-bow pin gets lost ; a floor plank in the stalls 

 becomes damaged. If he has tools and materials at hand for making 

 repairs, he may do it himself in half the time to be occupied in going 

 after a mechanic to do it ; besides, if he does it himself, he does not 

 have to pay another person for doing it. 



To do these things, he must have hammers and hatchets, gimlets 

 and augers, chisels and gouges, drills and screw-drivers ; saws and 

 files, squares and compasses, pliers and pincers ; also a punch, a vice, 



