108 Gardening 
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Fic. 63. Right and wrong ways of using the spading fork. Study the posi- 
tions of the hands and feet of the man on the right, and practice until you are 
sure you can spade correctly. 
should be numbered and each child should be allotted 
a number and be held responsible for the tools corre- 
sponding to his number. Rust should never be allowed 
to form on any tool. If it does, it should be removed 
by vigorous use of sandpaper. 
Perhaps the best place to hang tools is against a 
wall inside a building. When they are put away for 
the winter, a coat of heavy oil or oil paint should be 
applied to the unprotected metal surfaces to prevent 
rusting. A coating of melted paraffin or of vaseline will 
