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soil ' is light and mellow, and not stony, the 

 pushing hoe will be found more convenient than 

 the draw hoe ; but better than either, and com- 

 bining the advantages of both, is a recently in- 

 troduced triangular hoe with a double cutting 

 edge, being an easy tool to handle, and very 

 thorough in its work. It is one of the few hor- 

 ticultural implements in which the true princi- 

 ple of cutting is introduced ; in other words, it 

 makes an angular instead of a square cut. All 

 square cutting weeders are imperfect, and in- 

 ventors should bear this in mind. After mid 



Fig. 136. 



season, the skim teeth should be used on the 

 horse hoe. In general terms, begin the season 

 by running the hoe two or three inches deep, 

 and gradually lessen the depth, till at last only 

 the surface is stirred. The novice will soon 

 learn to adapt his implements to the purpose. 

 We introduce Figs. 136, 137, 138, 139, as ex- 



