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long rows so that horse tillage may be introduced. By the use of 

 a narrow-tooth cultivator (Fig. 164) it is possible, with a steady 

 horse, to work fairly close to the rows of even small vegetables. 

 However, for the early tillage close to the rows of beets, onions, 

 carrots, and similar crops, there is nothing equal to a wheel hoe ; 

 and throughout the season this tool can be very largely substituted 

 for the hand hoe. Its use will result in a great saving of labor. 

 Labor will also be saved by cultivating the garden frequently, 

 and keeping the soil in good, friable condition, rather than tilling 



I'iG. 1G4. — Xarrow-tooth cultivator — an excellent tillage tool for the farmer's home garden. 



it at less frequent intervals and allowing the ground 'to become 

 baked before it is tilled after a rain. 



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In striking contrast to gardening on the farm, hand tillage in a 

 suburban garden is not looked upon as irksome or a waste of time 

 that might be better employed in the field; for suburban gardening 

 is often done fully as much for the pleasure of w^orking among 

 the plants and seeing them grow as for the edible products they 

 yield. Instead of concentrating the garden work into as small a 

 number of items as possible, as is desirable on the farm, the 

 suburban gardener often prefers to take a little exercise in his 

 garden each morning or evening and thus distribute a given piece 

 of work over several days. 



