192 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



that, I have made a machine with a double hopper. I put the 

 seed in one side and the fertilizer in the other. I have tins, 

 with holes of different sizes, so that I can put the seed in just 

 exactly as I want it, and with holes a little larger, I can dis- 

 tribute the fertilizer just as I want it. The seed and the 

 fertilizer go into the furrow at the same time, and are covered 

 at the same time. It is admirably adapted to the use of the 

 Stockbridge fertilizers, the Brighton fertilizer, and some of 

 the very best superphosphates in the market may be used to 

 advantage, but with which I have been sometimes so deceived, 

 that I have become somewhat discouraged in their use. But 

 1 think there is a brighter day dawning upon us, when we 

 shall be able to use some of these improved fertilizers, with the 

 assurance that we are getting what we pay for ; and for that 

 reason, I think this implement is exactly adapted to the wants 

 of farmers to-day. 



I believe I have got the onions sowed now, and the next 

 thing is to take care of them and weed them. You have all 

 probably seen a truckle hoe, but I have never seen one in any 

 agricultural-implement warehouse that was nearly as good in 

 construction as that made by a wheelwright in Peabody, 

 where this implement which I show you was invented. 

 Although it is homely, it has been used a great deal. A 

 man can hoe between the rows of onions with this as fast as 

 he can walk, and do the work well. Then the next thing is 

 to weed these onions. We want a weeder to 'do it with, but 

 we do not want to go to an agricultural-implement store for 

 it, for it is not to be found there ; we must make it ourselves. 

 There is a little implement that I made in about fifteen min- 

 utes. Take an old hoop that has been on a paint keg, which 

 has exactly the bevel you want, as you will see here. [Mr. 

 Ware exhibited the implement, consisting of a hoop in the 

 shape of a triangle fastened to a short handle.] A man will 

 make half a dozen of these in an hour, and it is one of the 

 best things to weed with I have ever found. Perhaps many 

 of you may have something better, but this is the best thing 

 I know of. It is an article that we make ourselves, and it 

 answers the purpose admirably. 



Question. How far apart do you plant onions? 



Mr. Ware. Fifteen inches apart. Then, after the onions 



