IMPLEMENTS OF -HE SOIL. 



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This is turned by means of a handle, and the line neatly 

 and quickly wound up. 



The Hoe. This is a universal instrument in this coun- 

 try. In some cases, 

 all the gardening 

 operations are per- 

 formed with it. Its 

 uses in tree culture 

 are to open trenches 

 for seeds, to cover 

 them, to loosen and 

 clean the surface of 

 the ground from 

 weeds, etc. There 

 are two kinds, the 

 draw hoe (figs. 169, 

 170, 171) and the 

 Dutch or thrust hoe 

 (fig. 172) ; this we do 

 not use at all. Of 

 the different kinds 

 and forms of, the 

 draw 1 hoe, the most 



generally 



useful is 

 a cast- 



Fig. 167. DUNG-FORKS. 



the square, 



steel plate, about six inches long and four wide, with a 

 light, smooth handle. The semicircular 

 and triangular hoes may be advantage- 

 ously used in certain cases. 



The Pointed Garden Hoe (fig. 173) is 

 useful among borders and small plants. 

 The Hake (fig. 174) is used to level, 

 smooth, pulverize, and clean the surface 

 of the ground after it has been spaded 

 Fig. 168,-LiNE AND or hoed > or to prepare it for seeds, etc. 

 REEL. They are of different sizes, with from 



