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That depends. If the soil is of weedy character, 

 or the patch is neglected for any length of time, we 

 may find considerable work — and disagreeable work — 



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Fig 31 — SINGLE WHEEL HOE 



to do on hands and knees. With timely attention little 

 is needed, and that little can be done very effectively 

 by means of Lang's hand weeder, or of a kitchen 



Fig 32 — Lang's hand weeder 



knife, the blade of which is bent in the shape of a 

 curve, and sharpened on both sides. The way the 

 hand weeder is used is illustrated in Fig 32. There 

 are other styles of hand weeders in the market, and 

 almost any of them answer their purpose first rate. 



