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Two rakes are needed, one with twelve to fifteen teeth 

 to work between the rows and one with four to six 

 teeth to work in between the plants and hills. The 

 wheel hand-cultivator shown in Fig. 40 will be found 

 useful among the small fruits. With the large wheel 

 of this hoe one can run it easily and do much better 

 work than with a smaller wheel. 



Trowels. For transplanting strawberry and other 

 small plants one cannot get along without the garden 

 trowel. Those with the shank welded to the blade are 

 better than those with the shanks riveted. 



Saws. In growing tree fruits saws are necessary, for 

 while we should never make a cut upon a tree without 

 some good reason, there are many times when we must 

 prune more or less. For cutting off large branches a saw 

 with rather large teeth is needed, the teeth pointing for- 

 ward a little, like the splitting saw, and set rather wide. 

 For cutting small branches, grafting, etc., a saw with 

 fine teeth is better. The Paragon saw has a curved 

 blade, the teeth on the inside pointing toward the 

 handle while those on the outside point toward the end. 

 This enables the pruner, when in the tree or on the lad- 

 der, to reach a branch over his head or at arm's length 

 in front and cut without bearing down, simply pulling 

 the saw forward, while a branch lower down may be 

 cut by running the saw forward and downward. A 

 long slender saw is very convenient for cutting when 

 two branches come close together, or if placed upon a 

 pole to cut small branches that could not be reached 

 from the ladder, and for marking from the ground 

 branches that are to be cut by men in the trees. 



Pruning Shears and Hooks. Pruning shears with 

 handles two to three feet long are very serviceable for 

 cutting stout canes of raspberries, grapevines, and low 

 branches from fruit trees. Pruning hooks with long 



