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bare the roots of the plants, or a " hiller," to hill them 

 up. 



M. de la Loyere hitches only one horse to this plow, 

 and the implement works perfectly between rows of 

 plants three and one-fourth feet apart. The price of 

 this plow is eighteen dollars ; the extra " hiller," and 

 leveler cost eight dollars each. 



M. de la Loyere plows two and one-half acres per 

 day, with his implement. The day's work of the 

 horse and driver, being estimated at one dollar and forty 

 cents, makes an expenditure of two dollars and eighty 

 cents per day for the two winter plowings, or one dol- 



[FiG. 91.] — Messager's Plow. 

 lar and twelve cents per acre. But to this must be ad- 

 ded an expenditure of about one dollar and forty-four 



