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an ordinary horse -plow, but at the opposite end of what 

 would be the beam is a light iron wheel two to three feet 

 in diameter. The foot is of iron, resembling on a smaller 

 scale the foot of the scooter -stock to which the different 

 plows are attached. Accompanying the stock are the 

 following hoes, which can 

 be attached by heel -pin 

 to the foot, according to 

 the work to be done. For 

 cultivating very small 

 plants, a rake -like foot is 



Fig. 3. 

 Garden or push-plow 



used. To follow this, as the plants increase in size, is a 

 small sweep. There should be two of these, differing in 

 width. A reversible scooter, twice as wide at one end 

 as at the other, is useful for deeper cultivation. 



A small turn -plow for opening furrows or throwing 

 soil to larger plants is also used. A two -winged shovel 

 for opening furrows for planting at a single trip should 

 be added. After the land has been broken and pulver- 



