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ways needed for use, where a cart cannot go. The handles 

 or levers should be of ash or some tough wood, and the 



Fig 163 — WIIEEI BAKROW 



sides and bottom of any light wood. The wheel is soft 

 wood, shod with iron. 



The Spade (fig. 164).— The best kinds 

 of these in use are Ames' cast-steel; 

 excellent, strong, light articles. They 

 work cleiui and bright as silver. There 

 are several sizes. For heavy work, 

 trenching, draining, raising trees, etc., 

 the lai'gest should be used. 



The Sliovel {^^. 165).— This is used 

 in mixing, loading, and spreading com- 

 posts and short manures. The blade 

 should be of cast-steel. 



The Forked Spade (fig. 166).— This 

 resembles a fork. It has three to five 

 ^tout cast-steel tines, at least an inch 

 wide, and pointed. It is used instead 

 of a spade to loosen the earth about 

 the roots of trees, to turn in manures, 

 etc., being much less liable to cut and 

 injure them than the spade. 

 Fig. 154. -SPADE. 'rp^^ Bmxg-Forh (fig. 167).— There 

 are several kinds. Those of cast-steel, cut out of a solid 



