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like leveling attachment to the cultivator is useful, 

 as it may be run quite close to the row without 

 going deeply into the soil. The greater part of the 

 hand work can be accomplished by means of some 

 form of wheel hoe which may be run very near the 

 small plants without injuring them. This imple- 

 ment is also desirable for cultivating a small area 

 of celery in the home garden. 



There are also a number of small hand tools that 

 are desirable for working among the plants, espe- 



FIG. 25 HAND-WEEDING TOOLS FOR WORKING AROUND CELERY 



PLANTS 



cially in the culture of celery on a small scale. (Fig. 

 25.) A very serviceable tool may be constructed 

 by driving three or four wire nails through the end 

 of a lath and using as a rake for loosening the soil 

 between the plants; this tool is especially adapted 

 for working the soil in the plant beds. 



Toward the latter part of the growing season the 

 roots of the celery will extend entirely across the 

 rows and the cultivator should be replaced by some 

 form of sweep that will merely drag over the sur- 

 face. A tool for this purpose can be improvised by 



