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But there are many spots in the garden that it is im- 

 practicable to plow, such as our frames, borders, and 

 occasionally between rows where the space is too narrow 

 for a horse to walk. Such places must be dug, and here 

 we use the Digging Fork, represented by figure 118, in 



'. 120. SKELETON PLOWo 



preference to the spade. Its prongs enter the soil more 

 easily than the blade of the spade, and by striking the 

 turned over soil with the back of the fork, it pulverizes 

 it better than can be done by the blade of the spade. 

 Still there are many operations in the garden, such as 

 the digging up of roots, earthing up of Celery, etc. , for 

 which the spade is indispensable. For such purposes the 



Fig 1 . 121. -TRIANGULAR ADJUSTABLE HARROW. 



one represented by figure 119, and known as " Ames' 

 First Quality," we find the best. 



For stirring between narrow rows of Cabbage, Celery, 

 etc., we use a small one-horse plow before using the cul- 

 tivator. This is represented by figure 120, and is known 



