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good gardener of today destroys the weeds before 

 they become large and in that way obviates many 

 difSculties on this score. 



The type of horse cultivator most desirable is the 

 common five-shovel type with its various attach- 

 ments, and which can be widened or narrowed to 

 suit various widths of rows. This type is well 

 adapted to the cultivation of larger growing crops 

 and in the earlier stages of development be- 

 fore the roots have developed to the point where 

 they may be seriously destroyed. The spiked-tooth 

 cultivator is better adapted to the smaller plants 

 and during the later stages of growth. 



SPADING OR CUTAWAY HARROW 



By far the most valuable addition to the list of 

 garden tools within comparatively recent years has 

 been the hand-wheel hoe. Nothing has done more 

 to eliminate the backache and drudgery of garden 

 work than this implement. This tool is made in 

 various styles and forms, some to straddle the rows, 

 while others go between. With their various at- 

 tachments they can be adjusted to cultivate rows 

 as close as six inches apart, yet the usual distance 



