TOOLS 



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able firm, and is of good steel, for great strain fre- 

 quently comes on a single tine. 



Sickle. — For trimming the long grass that grows 

 about the edges of the garden, for work about trees, 

 and for cutting corn stalks after the ears are picked, 



Wooden Rake, Cultivator, Heavy Hoe, Light Weeding 

 Hoe, and Iron Rake 



a light sickle of high grade is often called into use. 

 Keep the sickle sharp. 



Rakes. — A wooden rake with teeth set close 

 together is needed for smoothing garden ground 

 and raking the lawn. Ask for a lawn rake, as hay- 

 rakes have the teeth too far apart for garden work. 

 A steel rake with short, straight teeth is also needed 

 for preparing the seed beds and raking about grow- 

 ing plants. 



