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to three days after planting ; this destroys the germs of the 

 weeds ; in from five to ten days, according to the state of 

 the weather, the ground is again gone 

 over with the rakes. "We are no believ- 

 ers in deep hoeing on newly planted or 

 sown crops, it is only when plants begin 

 to grow that deep hoeing is beneficial. 

 For using between narrow rows of 

 crops, just starting from the ground, 

 the push or Scuffle Hoe, (fig. 14), is a 

 most effective tool ; we use them from 6 

 to 12 inches wide ; they require to be 

 always about 3 inches narrower than 

 the rows ; thus, in rows 9 inches apart, 

 we use the 6-inch hoe. 



The Clod Crusher, fig. 15, an imple- 

 ment much used in England, is of great 

 value in pulverizing the surface of 

 rough heavy soils, following after the 

 harrow; on light soils, that pulverize 

 sufficiently with the harrow, it is not necessary. 



lig. 14. SCUFFLE 



HOE. 



. 15. CLOD CRUSIIER. 



