IMPLEMENTS OF THE SOIL. 



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different kinds and forms of the draw hoe. Tlie must 

 generally useful is the square, a cast steel jjlate, ahout 



Semicircular draw hoe. 



six inches long and four wide, with a light smooth handle. 



The semicircular and triangle hoes may be advantageously 



used in certain cases. 



The Rale, fig. 142, is used 

 to level, smooth, pulverize, and 

 clean the surface of the ground 

 after it has been spaded or 

 hoed, or to prepare it for seeds, 

 &c. They are of different 

 sizes, with from six to twelve 

 teeth. The best are those of 

 which the head and teeth are 

 drawn out of a solid bar of 

 steel. Those that are welded 

 and riveted soon get out of 



Fig. 142. ° 



Garden rake. Order. 



Section 2. — IsiPLEi^rENTS for Cutting. 

 The Pruning Saw. — This is used for cutting off 



