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of a premium by the New York State and the New England 

 Agricultural Societies. It is patented by Dr. J. C. Plumer, 

 of Boston. 



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Variation of ]Blade 

 3 Inches. 



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 3 



ADJU3TIBLE. 3 



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PLUMER S ADJUSTABLE HOE. 



Another simple but effective and valuable implement is a 

 weeding hoe invented by George P. Allen, of Woodbury, Conn. 



It is a scuffle hoe to be worked back and 

 forth between the rows of vegetables, 

 or in garden or other walks, running 

 just beneath the surface. The zigzag 

 or serrated edges of the blade greatly 

 increase the cutting surface, and 

 make it easy of operation and useful 

 ALLEN'S WEEDER. lu dcstroyiug weeds. 



No branch of agricultural mechanics, if we may judge from 

 the implements exhibited at the fairs, has made greater progress 

 in improvement than that of machines designed for the hay har- 

 vest, the cutting and curing of grass. Power in this direction has 



