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operations I had one man whose almost exclusive duty 

 it was to work in summer with the steel rake, and in a 

 few days after a crop was planted, the surface was raked 

 over, destroying the thousands of weeds just ready to ap- 

 pear. Had we waited for the weeds to be seen, so that 

 they were too large to be destroyed by the raking, four 

 men could not have done with the hoe the work accom- 

 plished by this man with the rake. 



CHAPTER LL 

 GAEDEN IMPLEMENTS. 



The tool-shed is an important and necessary append- 

 age to a well kept garden. The following list includes such 

 implements as are generally needed in private gardens : 



THE WHEELBARROW, (Fig. 102). The wheelbarrow is 



Fig. 102. GARDEN WHEELBARROW. 



an important vehicle in the garden, for the moving of 

 soils, carrying manures, and for conveying the products 

 of the vegetable garden to the house or place of storage, 

 and numerous other purposes. It may be purchased of 

 different sizes and styles, or can be " home-made " by 

 those possessing a little mechanical skill. 



