THE HANDLING OF THE LAND 105 
ward things. When perfectly fit for one, they may not fit 
another; that is, a tall, keen-sighted person cannot use the 
hoe that is just fit for a very short one. ... Curves in the 
handles throw centers of gravity 
where they belong. Good timber 
generally warps in a handle about 
right, only implement makers and 
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scarifier, 
babes in weeding may not know when it is 
made fast right side up in the hoe. 
“There are plenty of thrust-hoes in market, 
such as they are. Some have malleable iron 
sockets and bows — heavier to the buyer and 
cheaper to the dealer — instead of wrought- 
iron and steel, such as is required for true 
worth.” 
Scarifiers. 
For many purposes, tools that scrape or 100. Home-made 
scarify the surface are preferable to hoes that “C27 &* scraper. 
dig up the ground. Weeds may be kept down by cutting 
them off, as in walks and often in flower-beds, rather than 
