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soils, and gathering crops, it is of constant service. The 

 handles and frame should be of tough wood, but the sides 

 and bottom may be of poplar or any light material. 



GARDEN- ROLLER. 



TTit Gar dm Roller. — This consists of two cast iron 

 sections one foot in width and twenty inches in diameter, 

 with an iron handle. "Weights can be attached to the in- 

 side to -make it heavier if desired. Being made in two 

 sections the earth is not scraped up while turning around. 

 It is very useful in keeping grass lawns smooth and vel- 

 vety, and is valuable to follow the putting in of all seeds 

 in sandy soils. Lawns should be rolled when the ground 

 is moderately soft with rain, after each mowing. A toler- 

 able substitute, for a small plot of grass is a piece of plank 

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