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THE CUTAWAY HARROW 



finds great favour for loosening, crumbling, and lightening the 

 soil. It is an improvement on the Disc Harrow, and consists of 

 gangs of discs with four triangular notches cut out so that each 

 disc has the appearance of four spades with their tops welded 

 together ; there are four to six discs on each of the two bars, which 

 work in an universal joint, and can be set at any desired angle, and 

 rise and fall with the irregularities of the land. The steel discs are 

 dished or concave in shape, and as they revolve they lift and to 

 some extent invert the soil to the depth they penetrate. The seat is 

 placed over the back of the pole, which is balanced by the weight 

 of the driver. This implement does excellent work in eradicating 

 weeds and cultivating the soil thoroughly. 



THE ACME HARROW 



is also a very good implement (cost, two-horse 6) for reducing the 

 surface of the field to a fine tilth. 



It is also a riding harrow, and consists of sets of two curved 

 blades or coulters made of spring steel, one of which performs a 

 paring action, and the other one a crushing action, the implement 

 performing the three operations of clod-crushing, levelling, and 

 harrowing at one time. It is of light draught, simple and durable ; 

 unlike the spading harrow, it does not turn under the soil like a 

 plough. In very mellow soil, and in covering in seed in such soil, 

 the driver should not ride. 



One advantage the " Acme " harrow possesses for use in orchards 

 is, that it can be fitted with hooks and clips, which enable the driver 

 to unhook the pole or shafts from the centre of the harrows, and 

 attach it to either side, thus allowing the horses to walk clear of the 

 branches whilst three-fourths of the harrow is working the soil 

 underneath them. 



