PRACTICAL GARDENING 



by the scuffle hoe, which is used to cut the weeds 

 off below the surface of the soil; or the roots 

 of corn may be partly destroyed by a deep, 

 close cultivation with the Norcross weeder. 

 Never select combination tools such as rake 

 and hoe in one. Why lose energy by carrying 

 a hoe about all day when using the rake and 

 vice versa. The metal put in these combina- 

 tion tools is usually very poor and the work 

 that should be done well with an implement 

 suited to the work, is poorly done with these 

 "get more for your money" tools which are ex- 

 pensive even when given away. The same 

 argument holds good in pruning saws. The 

 saw with teeth on both edges is known as "The 

 wrath of God" saw and should never be used. 

 This double edged tool, if used in a crotch to 

 remove one of the branches, bruises and injures 

 the other. 



Get good tools, the work will be done bet- 

 ter and the results in growth and appearance of 

 the garden will be marked. You save energy 

 and the tools last longer. 



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