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and manures. The round pointed one is most convenient 

 for garden purposes. 



MANURE FORKS. 



Manure Forks are made with from four to eight tines. 

 The four-tined ones cut out of a solid plate are the best. 

 They are indispensable for moving fresh long manures 

 with celerity and ease. A three-tined fork made like the 

 above with stout tines an inch wide is called a forked 

 spade. It is used like the spade for trenching heavy soils, 

 to loosen the earth and digging in manure in asparagus 

 beds or about trees without injury to or cutting the roots, 

 and is an exceedingly convenient implement. 



The Crowhar is used in the garden, mostly for setting 

 poles for climbers, pea brush or other fixtures for training 

 plants and for removing rocks and other obstructions. 



HOB. 



Hoes. — These are of constant use in gardening. They 

 are of two kinds ; the draw -hoe and thrust-hoe, but the 

 draw-hoe is the most convenient. The most useful are 

 the square draw-hoes made of a cast steel plate six inches 

 long and four wide 



