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ground, and its use was repeated whenever the weeds could 

 be barely seen. We regret not to have come in contact 

 with some onion-grower who had made use of it. I 

 anticipate great help from it to the farmers of our 

 onion-raising county, from an experience, covering 

 several 3'ears, with the larger horse weeder on corn, peas, 

 and other crops. The later and heavier horse-weeder, of 

 which there was a sample on exhibition, I have used, but 

 am not satisfied with its work ; it is altogether too heavy, 

 and consequently digs into the ground too deeply, while 

 it is too great a burden to lift clear of tlie stones, frag- 

 ments of turf, weeds or corn butts it gathers up in its pro- 

 gress over the surface, and if it is not promptly cleared of 

 these they act almost like plows in furrowing the soil and 

 tearing up the young plants. The old original form is 

 much lighter and of more practical value, in my experi- 

 ence with bo-th forms of them. 



Another valuable new implement is the Drader's Spade 

 Harrow. After a season's trial of its merits, I decidedly 

 prefer it to Clark's cutaway and several other varieties of 

 the disc harrows I have used from time to time, for it cuts 

 deeper into the soil. There was an Acme on exhibition. 

 This, though an excellent pulverizer and a good smoother 

 on land comparatively free from stone, on our average New 

 England soil has failed to give satisfaction, and the call for 

 it is so rare that dealers tell me it is not kept in stock 

 in the agricultural stores of Boston. Probably one reason 

 for the dissatisfaction of the public with the Acme was be- 

 cause the frame work and teeth went through so many 

 changes it was difficult, and sometimes impossible, to match 

 broken parts. It is wise when discussing whether or not 

 to purchase any farm implement to know how far you may 

 have to send to renew broken parts, and also to know what 

 will be the price of such parts, for I have found it at times 



