IMPLEMENTS, 



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used this implement for the past two years with great 

 satisfaction and profit. 



Planet Jr. Double Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow 

 is on the same principle as the preceding, nearly ident- 

 ical, except wanting the Seed Drill Attachment. 



The Asparagus Knife (figure 133), is a tool intended 

 for cutting the Asparagus below the surface of the soil, 



Fig. 133. ASPARAGUS KNIFE. 



the saw teeth being used where there is danger of injur- 

 ing the edge of the knife. 



The Asparagus Buncher, shown in figure 134, is the 

 only implement of the kind that we know of, and while 

 it is an improvement over the old pro- 

 cess of tying by hand, 

 it is not as perfect as it- 

 might be. 



The Garden Line Eeel 

 (figure 135), is best de- 

 scribed by our cut. The 

 best sizo we have used is 

 one that will carry 150 

 feet of line. 



Figure 136 represents a 

 Horseradish Grater* and 

 this machine is perhaps as convenient to use as any that 

 can be found. It is easily operated by one person. 

 The cylinder is covered with heavy perforated tin, and 

 the roots, first cleaned by scraping, are held up against 

 it and grated off in that way. Such a grater as we show 

 will grate about fifteen pounds an hour. 



The Dibber (figure 137), is a very simple but indis- 

 pensable tool. It is of importance to have it made in 

 the manner represented here. It can be formed from a 

 crooked piece of any hard wood, and shod with a sharp 



Fig. 134. ASPAR- 

 AGUS EUNCHEK. 



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GARDEN LHJI5 

 REEL. 



