104 Gardening 
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Fic. 59. For a small garden a spading fork, hoe, and rake are all the tools that 
are necessary. For a large garden, a wheelbarrow and some additional tools 
are needed. Note the heavy cord for laying out the rows. 
the soil (page 85). A child’s steel rake, about 6 inches 
wide, with short, fine teeth, is very useful in covering 
seeds and in cultivating when crops are growing in rows 
too close together for the use of the larger garden rake. 
The smaller rake makes a fine and shallow surface 
mulch. 
Tools and accessories for planting. In laying out the 
garden for planting, stakes and a line are almost neces- 
sary. A hatchet for sharpening and driving stakes is 
convenient. A trowel is useful in lifting and resetting 
plants, in making shallow trenches for seed, and in cover- 
