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planting board. It may be made of two pieces, cleated 

 with strips, and the holes bored in check rows, with a 

 24-inch bit. This board is placed over the flat of soil and 

 the holes punched with the dibber shown in Figure 36. 

 The point of the dibber is iron and the handle wood. The 

 holes on the upper side of the board are beveled to re- 

 ceive the dibber more readily. See Chapter XVI for 

 further notes on the use of this board. 



FIG. 37. DIBBLING MACHINE FOR USE WHEN 

 TRANSPLANTING INTO FLATS 



Figure 37 shows a dibbling machine invented for mak- 

 ing holes in flats or plant boxes. It is operated by means 

 of two levers. One lever held by the left hand elevates 

 the flat filled with soil, while the right hand manipulates 

 a lever which turns a battery of spools, each provided 

 with a metal point. With this machine a boy or a man 

 can make 150 holes in a flat in a few moments. 



