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clean near to the ground, and can then be gathered up 

 and burned, or made into manure. 



USEFUL CLOD CRUSHER. 



The illustrations, figures 51 to 53, present different views 

 of a home-made implement to be used as a clod crusher 



Fig. 51. CLOD CRUSHER IN OPERATION. 



or for other purposes. The runners are of oak plank, 

 two inches thick, six feet long and eight inches wide, 

 each rounded off at one end, and notched on the upper 

 edge, as shown in the engravings. The cross-pieces are 

 of similar material, three feet long and seven inches 

 wide, spiked in place. The outer edges of the cross- 



Fig. 52. BOTTOM OF CLOD CRUSHES. 



pieces are faced with band-iron. A staple with ring is 

 driven from the inside of 'each runner, near the front, 

 and the chain by which it is drawn is run through the 

 ring. In this form it serves a very good purpose as a 



