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FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



TWO-ROW CULTIVATOR WITH THREE-HORSE HITCH. 



The essentials for a good cultivator are that the 

 axles have dustproof bearings, that the levers be ac- 

 cessible and easily worked, that there be a device to 

 equalize the weight of the man and the tongue, that 

 the rigs which hold the shovels be as long as possible, 

 and yet be not too far behind the team, and that all 

 the parts be made of the best kind of material. 



2. Seeding Machinery. Machines used for seed- 

 ing are generally known as 'seeders, drills, and plant- 

 e'rs. Seeders are used for sowing the grains broad- 

 cast, drills for putting it in rows, and planters for both 

 drilling it in rows and planting it in hills. 



Seeders. Handseeders are either carried on the 



BROADCAST SEEDER, DRAWN BY HORSES. 



