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HOPS. 



A typical form of weeding plough is illustrated in 

 Pig. 39. This is entirely made of wrought iron, and 

 consists of a frame which can be raised or lowered by 

 adjusting a screw clamp attached to the upright bar of the 

 wheel, together with six small shares fastened to the frame 

 by adjustable screw clamps. The width of the frame can 

 also be modified by a screw clamp at the back. This 

 implement is chiefly used for hoeing, levelling the surface 

 of the hop garden, and loosening the upper soil ; and when 



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Pig. 39. — Weeding plough. 



fitted with weed-cutters and extirpator feet may also be 

 advantageously employed for clearing the ground of weeds. 



There are other small horse hoes, but as these and 

 ploughs, etc., are furnished by all the best-known imple- 

 ment-makers, they are too well known to need further 

 description. 



All these implements are intended to economise the 

 expenses of cultivation, especially where wages are high,' 

 and thus afford an advantage which, under existing agricul- 

 tural conditions, cannot be too highly appreciated. Their 



