BEST LAWN TOOLS AND THEIR USE IIQ 



For all ordinary purposes buy a lawn mower 

 not less than twelve inches wide. If the 

 lawn is of any size above that common in 

 the ordinary suburban lot it will be wise 

 economy to procure a machine of not less 

 than sixteen-inch cut, and where the labour 

 can be easily had, it may be well to go several 

 sizes larger even up to twenty-one inches. 



At the best of times, and under the best of 

 conditions, the work of mowing the lawn is 

 somewhat burdensome, therefore buy a mower 

 of the ball bearing type. The ease with which 

 a machine of this type can be operated as com- 

 pared with one of the older articles, is some- 

 thing extraordinary. A mere child can very 

 well handle a medium sized machine of the 

 modern light running model. There is abso- 

 lutely no reason why you should make your- 

 self a draught-horse when the inconvenience 

 can be avoided for many years by the invest- 

 ment of a five dollar bill in the beginning. 

 All modern lawn mowers throw the clippings 

 to the rear so that they may be left on the 

 lawn when the machine is used without a 

 catch-box, as is usually the case where mow- 

 ing is done at frequent intervals. 



For large lawns mowers drawn by horses 



