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left hand as well as with the right. The hand and leg should 

 be used both ways. If the right hand is nearer the tool end 

 they are working right-handed. If the left hand is nearer the 

 tool end they may work left-handed. 



Raking. — When raking over the area between two garden 

 rows much soil and other material may accumulate in front of 

 the rake. Instead of this being taken along continuously, it 

 should be pushed back and spread between the rows. If the 

 raking is done well before the garden is planted no material 

 needs to be raked) away afterward. The soil should be loos- 

 ened with the rake and left where it is or nearly so. Teachers 

 need to carefully supervise the raking, as many pupils will 

 rake too lightly and others press too heavily. If clods have 

 formed which accumulate in front of the rake, the motion of 

 the rake may be toward the center of the aisle and then the 

 clods may be crushed there with an upward stroke of the 

 rake, the handle being vertical. 



