26 SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE 



The smoothing harrow and weeders can often be 

 used to good advantage after the plow, or the wheel or 

 spring-toothed harrows. Figure 16 shows the grape 

 hoe, with spring-teeth attachment, also a valuable 



Fig. 1 5 Spring-Tooth Harrow 



tool, working close up to the trees without injury. The 

 weeders, Figure 17, are especially valuable in keeping a 

 fine tilth of the surface soil, as they cover a wide space 

 and can be more easily guided than the smoothing har- 

 row. They must be used frequently in order to keep 



Fig. 16 The drape Hoe 



down weeds. Weeders with straight teeth do better 

 work in orchards than those with curved teeth. 



Only the most careful men who are skillful team- 

 sters should be allowed to work in an orchard with. 



