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cleared of weeds, and the ground was well melloAved two inches 

 deep. It is converted into a marker for planting corn by taking 

 off the four teeth and bolting a 

 bar Ion Of enough to mark three 

 rows on the under side of the 

 arm, G H. It is shown as a corn- 

 marker in Fig. 126. The teeth 

 are wood, and their action will be 

 understood by an inspection of 

 the figure. Pegs, not shown in 

 the figure, are driven diagonally 

 into the upper corners of the cross 

 bar, which support weights when 

 it is desired to press the markers 

 deeper into the ground. It is ar- 

 ranged as a quack rake by insert- 

 ing fifteen teeth curved forward 

 in an arm similar to the potato 

 marker. The price of these teeth 

 is $2..25. 



For hilling corn^ a diamond 

 tooth is placed in front, having 

 expansible wings. Two other 

 teeth are placed at H and G, 

 which throw the earth towards 

 the corn. 



To cover two I'ows of potatoes^ 

 four small plows, with long wings 

 (it takes twenty minutes to make 

 this change) are screwed on to 

 the arms of the machine. With 

 this arrangement the potatoes 

 were covered in going backward 

 and forward, raising a ridge 4 inches high. 



Jy'iff. 725. 



J^ig. i26. 



In a word, this machine 

 cultivates between the rows in 

 the usual manner. It marks 

 furrows for corn, potatoes, or 

 any other crop requiring to 

 be planted in straight lines; 

 rakes quack or other roots out 



