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BIGGLE GARDEN BOOK 



THE OXE-HORSE CULTIVATOR IS THE THING 

 FOR MEDIUM-SIZED AREAS 



hoe, etc., which 

 are on the mar- 

 ket ; buy your 

 seed planter 

 s e p a r a t e 1 3^ A 

 w heel hoe, if 

 rightly used, is a 

 great labor- 

 saver; but do 

 not think that 

 you can push 

 one steadily 

 along like a horse 

 cultivator — it 



should be sent forward with a series of little, quick 

 pushes, an inch or so at a time. The single-w^heel hoe 

 is mostly used for work between rows ; the double- 

 wheel hoe is especially adapted for straddling and 

 working on both sides of a row. Of the two styles, for 

 ordinary use, I personally prefer the single wheel — it 

 is lighter, cheaper to buy, and easier to operate ; but 

 many truckers and onion growers prefer the double 

 wheel for large areas. 



For the larger gar- 

 den, or commercial truck 

 field, I should want an 

 assortment of hoes of dif- 

 ferent shapes and sizes, a 

 double-wheel hoe, a good 

 one-horse cultivator for 

 working between two 

 rows, and (if the area 

 were large enough) a two- 

 horse cultivator for work- 

 ing two rows at once. 



OK SMALL AREAS THE HAND 

 WHEEL HOE TAKES THE 

 PLACE OF A HORSE 

 CULTIVATOR 



