CHAPTER XXII 
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 
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The spading fork. The wide-tined spading fork is one 
of our most useful garden tools. It is used for spading 
the land and breaking the large clods; it will also take 
the place of the regular manure fork in a small garden. 
Crops that grow under the ground are harvested with the 
spading fork. On account of the use made of it in dig- 
ging potatoes, it is sometimes called the potato fork. 
The rake. A good steel rake is of much importance 
in the garden. The soil may be pulverized with it after 
spading, and by raking the garden after a rain a sur- 
face mulch may be made that will hold the moisture in 
the soil. 
The hoe. There are various types of hoe, each of 
which has its special use, but the common one will 
answer practically all purposes. It is used in making 
drills for beans and other large seeds, in mixing the soil 
in hills, in cutting weeds, and in cultivating the soil 
where the wheel hoe is not used. 
The trowel. A trowel with a curved steel blade about 
five inches long is valuable for making drills for fine 
seeds and for transplanting cabbages, tomatoes, and 
other large plants. 
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