IMPLEMENTS, &c. OF THE FARM. 

 HAND CULTIVATOR. 



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The Cultivator. The great utility of the Cultivator in 

 dressing corn, sugar-beets, ruta-baga, and indeed all hoed crops, 

 destroying weeds, and pulverizing the soil effectually and 

 cheaply, is so manifest, that it has almost entirely superseded 

 the use of the common hoe. No good farmer will now use 

 the plough in the after culture of his corn, &c. Those so con- 

 structed as to admit of being widened or contracted at pleasure, 

 called the expanding cultivators, possess decided advantages, 

 for many purposes, over the others. 



By being passed frequently between the rows, the ground is 

 kept free from weeds, and in a fine state of pulverization, while 

 the manure and vegetable matter is left under cover, to impart 

 their beneficial and fertilizing effects to the roots of the plants, 

 which are preserved from injury. 



It should be passed twice at a dressing, and if the soil is stiff 

 or grassy, it may be passed oftener, or repeated at short inter- 

 vals. The teet^are of various forms, according to the pur- 

 poses for which they are used. 



BEMENT'S CULTIVATOR. 



