TOOLS 



and from five to six feet long. The rake is 

 valuable not only in preparing the seed bed and 

 in covering seed but also for cultivation in 



FiQ 14. — The wrong way to hold a rake while 

 raking the soil. Compare the position of the hands 

 with those in Fig. IS where all of the rake handle is 

 in use. 



forming a fine dust mulch over the surface by 

 breaking up the particles of soil. 

 A Garden Line is necessary to any well ar- 



47 



