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Years ago we used the Thomas also, after the potatoes 

 came up. Now we have a better, lighter tool for this pur- 

 pose Breed's weeder. As soon as the rows show plainly, 

 we use this implement with one horse that walks between 

 the rows, drawing the weeder, which, in clean mellow soil, 

 harrows the surface lightly between the rows and in the 

 hills or drills, two rows at a time. If the soil is packed by 

 rain we cultivate first and follow with the weeder. The 

 w r eeder is a very light harrow. It will not take hold of hard 

 ground much. If we cultivate first it can, of course, take 



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hold better of the little that is left. For this early cultiva- 

 tion, when plants are small, we use the Iron Age cultivator 

 with its fourteen little light teeth. You can go fast, and 

 throw no earth. It is important that the weeder be used 

 when the earth is just dry enough after a shower, and not too 

 dry. There will be, perhaps, half a day when it will do its 

 best ; then the earth gets too dry. What shall you do after 



