Use the draw hoe, held half-side- 

 ways to make drills and to stir soil 

 around plants 



The wheel combination tool has manifold advantages and is the greatest labor saving invention 

 ever given to the gardener. It is pushed ahead by a series of short strokes. Plant your garden on a 

 space unit so one adjustment will suit generally. Equipment includes hoes, rakes, plows, and some- 

 times a seeder ' 



The Garden Monies No. 2 



PICTURING THE "MUST HAVE" TOOLS FOR 



THE GARDENER WHO MEANS BUSINESS. 



YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW TO HANDLE 



THEM EFFECTIVELY (AND THAT'S 



QUITE IMPORTANT) BY STUDYING 



THESE PICTURES 



The scuffle or Dutch hoe is 

 the hoe for cutting down weeds. 

 You push it along 



For cleaning up weeds, etc., take an iron rake. 

 The wooden rake is the better smoothing tool 



You cannot make a straight drill without a garden 

 line. Most beginners don't realize its importance 



There are trowels and trowels. For trans- 

 planting the long, slim, angular article will 

 work without disturbance to neighbor plants. 

 This is important 



{Photos by 

 W. C. McCollom and A. Kruhm) 



Do you really know 

 how to dig? Most be- 

 ginners place the right 

 hand too high and fail 

 to thrust the blade 

 deeply and worse still 

 scoop the surface in- 

 stead of plunging al- 

 most perpendicularly. 

 Use the spade (not 

 shovel) for turning 

 new ground 



For ground in work- 

 able condition the 

 spading fork is a far 

 better tool than a 

 spade, breaking up 

 the soil masses, and 

 permitting work on 

 wettish land in spring 

 that would cake un- 

 der the solid, flat 

 mass of the spade. 

 Keep nearly upright 



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