GARDEN FARMING 



mold board of a plow than of a compacting implement. The cutting 

 portions of the acme harrow are so constructed that they first cut 

 the clods, then turn them either to the right or to the left, according 



FIG. 5. Acme harrow 



to the portion of the blade with which they come in contact. In 

 the action of both these harrows the soil is pushed against itself 

 so as to give it a grinding motion, which produces the same result 

 in the same manner as the mold board of the turning plow. 



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FIG. 6. Spike-tooth harrow 



The old type of harrow, shown in figure 6, was constructed with 

 a heavy wooden frame and provided with teeth varying in size from 

 one-half to seven-eighths inches square, sometimes even larger. 



