182 FARM APPLIANCES. 



ting the cions and inserting them are so plainly shown in 

 figure 215 that description is unnecessary. A small chisel 

 may be used to aid in setting the cions. This method of 

 cutting the ends is better than making the slope on the 

 opposite side. If the wound is low enough, it may be 

 covered with a mound of earth ; if not, employ one of 

 the methods suggested above. 



IMPLEMENTS USED IN CRANBERRY CULTURE. 



A turfing axe, shown figure 216, consists of a thin 

 steel blade, hatchet-faced, and about six inches square. 



Fig. 216. TURFING AXE. 



This blade is made fast to a stout hickory handle, some 

 two feet and a half long, in the same manner as a common 

 wood axe. In expert hands, this axe does wonderful 



Fig. 217. HAULING BAKE. 



execution upon the tough, interlacing roots, with which 

 the surface of the bog is filled. 



A hoe, shaped like a grubbing hoe, is the implement 

 used for grading. Every farmer knows what that is ; 

 but the grading hoe, figure 218, should be made of the 



