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GARDEN TILLAGE. 



are many good kinds offered by dealers. Among the best are 

 the New Model drill, Planet Jr. Hill-Dropping drill and 

 Matthews drill. 



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Figure 8.— Garden drills. (1) A. H. Mathews. (2) Planet Jr. combined drill. 

 (3) Mathews combined drill. (4) New Model drill. (5) Planet Jr. Hill 

 Dropping drill. 



Combined Seed Drills and Cultivators. — These are very useful im- 

 plements for a small garden: for a large garden, it is im- 

 portant to have the seed drill and cultivator separate, but in 

 a small garden these combined machines can be used to good 

 advantage, and thereby make a saving in first cost. Among 

 the best of these is the combination drill and cultivator 

 made by the Ames Plow Co.. of Boston, Mass., and the Planet 

 Jr. combined drill and cultivator. 



Marker. — The illustration shows a good form of a marker for 

 the garden. It is easily made by any one who is handy with 

 tools and is used for marking out rows. 



Figure 9.— A simple garden marker. 



Dibbers are generallv made from a crooked stick shod with 



