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a side adjustment for the handles by which they may be set from 

 one side to another ; a lever wheel by which it may be changed 

 to any depth in an instant, and such a variety of adjustable teeth 

 that we are enabled to do just the kind of one-horse cultivation 

 most desirable. 



Ordinarily we use the set of i^-inch blades, as they do the 

 best work in stirring the soil. For many reasons an even surface 

 of the soil is most desirable, and we want no ridges and furrows. 

 Hilling is required only in rare cases, such as the last cultivation 

 of potatoes, or in the celery field ; and the hilling blades can then 

 be substituted for the two narrow outside blades. 



People who grow corn, potatoes, beans, peas, and similar 

 crops on a more extensive scale, will find a great help in the 

 Breed weeder, especially on loose and mellow soils. It is less 



Planet Jr. Horse-Hoe. 



suited to clay soils which are liable to bake after a heavy rain. 

 The implement is a scarifier, and built somewhat on the principle 

 of a modern hayrake. Its timely use prevents weed growth both 

 in and between the rows, while the deeper rooted cultivated 

 plants slip through the wire teeth unharmed. 



If I further emphasize the necessity of having the hand-hoes 

 bright, clean, and sharp, and hung in the proper angle to a light, 

 smooth handle ; of keeping the steel and cutting parts of all 

 implements bright, and well oiled when not in use, and all tools 

 in their places under cover, little else remains to be added on 

 the subject of tools of tillage. Implements for special use, such 

 as asparagus bunchers, spinach cutters, hand-weeders, etc., will 

 be mentioned elsewhere. It is hardly necessary to speak of 

 wagons, etc., as their selection depends on local fashions, and 

 special purposes. A good manure-spreader may be a convenient 



