Book IV. 



HORSE HOES. 



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to stir the soil to a good depth than to skim over a great extent of surface, merely cutting 

 over the weeds. ^^ 



2671. The Scotch horse hoe "^ 

 {fiS' 333.) has three hoes or 

 shares, and is drawn by a single 

 horse. By means of the wheel 

 it can be set to go to any depth ; 

 and in hard surfaces, one share 

 or more can be taken out, and 

 coulters or bent prongs, as in 

 the cultivator {Jig. 325.), sub- 

 stituted. 



2672. The Northumberland 

 horse hoe (see Report, ^c p. 

 43.) is of a triangular form, 

 and contains three coulters and 

 three hoes, or six hoes, accord- 

 ing to the state of the soil. In hoeing between drills of turnips, the two side coulters 

 are used of a curved form. A hoe of the same kind is sometimes attached to a small 



roller, and employed between rows of wheat and barley, 

 334 



from nine to twelve inches 

 distant; it is also used in 

 place of a cultivator, in pre- 

 paring bcan-stubbles for 

 wheat in autumn, and in 

 pulverising lands for barley 

 in spring. 



2673. Henry's improved 

 scarifier {,fig' 334.) is a strong 

 light implement, which may 

 be set to any width, and in 

 foot soils will be found ef- 

 fective. 



2674. Ames's expanding horse hoe and harrow (Jig- 335.) is said to be much used 

 in Lincolnshire. The hoe is constructed with expanding shares (a a), which can be 



set to different distances, as it may be required, within the limits of twelve and thirty 

 inches. The harrow which is attached to it is found advantageous in clearing lands 

 from successive crops of weeds, as well as in 33g 



bringing them to a proper state for the purpose of 

 cropping ; serving in this respect as a cultivator. 

 2675. The hoe and castor ivheel {Jig. 336.) is 

 said to enable the holder to guide the shares more 

 correctly between narrow rows of corn drilled 

 on a flat surface. It is not often required, and 

 must be unnecessary if the rows have been cor- 

 rectly sown. 





