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SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE 



The smoothing harrow and weetlers can often be 

 used to good advantage after the plow, or the wlieel or 

 spring-toothed liarrows. Figure l(i shows the grape 

 hoe, with spring-teeth attachment, also a valuable 



Fig. 1 5— Spring.Tooth Harrow 



tool, working close ujj to the trees without injury. The 

 weeders. Figure 17, are especially valuable in keeping a 

 fine tilth of the surface soil, as they cover a wide space 

 and can be more easily guided than the smootliing liar- 

 row. They must be used frequently in order to keep 



Fig. 16— The Grape Hoe 



down weeds. Weeders with straight teeth do better 

 work in orchards than those with curved teeth. 



Only the most careful men who are skillful team- 

 sters should be allowed to work in an orchard with 



