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Gardening 



A basket should be 

 used for carrying and 

 keeping in order seed 

 packages, notebook or 

 record with garden plan, 

 and such small tools as 

 trowel and peg. 



Tools for cultivating. 

 In cultivating the crops 

 grown in a small-sized 

 garden, a rake is the 

 most valuable tool. Its 

 repeated use to maintain 

 a surface mulch will pre- 

 vent weeds from start- 

 ing and keep the garden 

 in good condition. Gar- 

 den hoes are useful for 

 cutting off and killing 

 weeds that have started 

 to grow, in keeping paths 

 clean, and in making 



furrows preparatory to seed planting or irrigation. A 

 sharp-pointed hoe of triangular shape, often called the 

 " Warren hoe," is excellent for working in compact 

 ground. A hoe of this kind is especially useful in work- 

 ing among strawberries and other plants that grow in 

 beds or matted rows. The square hoe is probably the 

 one most generally used. 



Various sorts of hand weeders and long-handled 

 cultivators, such as the " Norcross " or the " Pull Easy " 



FIG. 61. When the day's work is finished, 

 the tools should be gathered up and put 

 away. 



