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Horse Hoes. These implements are similar to the fore- 

 going, but are much smaller, and are used principally in 

 cultivating between the rows of cotton and sugar-cane 

 and all crops grown on ridges. They are generally provided 

 with five tines which stir the soil and thereby destroy 

 weeds and prevent excessive evaporation. They are drawn 

 by a pair of bullocks and two feddans can be hoed per 

 day. Cost, from 300 to 350 P.T' 



FlG. 19. HORSK IToK. 



Harrows. These implements may be described as 

 consisting of four longitudinal iron beams bolted together 

 by five cross beams, on which are fixed twenty straight 

 teeth descending vertically into the soil, these latter 

 measuring about fifteen centimetres in length. Three 

 harrows generally complete the set and cover a width of 

 from two and a half to three metres. The longitudinal 

 beams are made in zig-zag fashion so that each tooth cuts 

 a separate track. The most suitable weight of harrow 



