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breed’s universal WEEDER. 
Breed’s Universal Weeder. 
Invented, ma le, and proved by actual use 
during the past two years, by a practical 
farmer, who, realizing the need of an im 
plement to clean weeds from hoed crops, (so 
called) on rough farms as successfully as 
does the Thomas harrow on smooth farms, 
began experiments with a rude implement 
in the spring of ’8 k Finding himself on 
the right track, the fight against weeds ‘*on 
this line” was continued two years. Alter¬ 
ations and improvements were made till the 
weeder is now considered to be perfect, and 
as such, it is offered to farmers. In a farm 
experience of many years, there has been no 
perceptible advantage in the use of the hand- 
hoe, except to stir the soil and kill the 
weeds. That is what this weeder will do, 
if used “early and often.” 
The head is 74 feet long, into which are 
driven 35 fingers made of the toughest of 
wood. They pass through the lower bar 
in two rows, of £ inch liol s, which throws 
the points, as they stand on the ground, 
5 inches apart, and thus presents all clog¬ 
ging with weeds or stubble. By sliding 
the bar down, the teeth are stiffened and 
made quite rigid for use on hard soils, 
or to make it more effectual as a leveler. By 
sliding the bar up, the fingers become very 
elastic, playing around and over stones, 
turf, and corn roots to perfection. 
The weight of the implement, all com¬ 
plete, is but 50 pounds. It is very easily 
operated by man and horse. It will cover 
a space of 7 feet, consequently by passing 
between the rows once with the horse, the 
soil is twice stirred, leaving the surface as 
light and smooth as a garden bed. By 
pressing upon the handles and giving the 
weeder an oscillating motion from right to 
left and from left to right, it “rakes” out 
the weeds perfectly, leaving them com¬ 
pletely exposed on top of the soil. It is es¬ 
pecially designed for weeding the crops 
when small, but it has been used till coi n 
was a foot high, with satisfactory results. 
It is a splendid coverer of grass seed. As a 
leveler after the soil has been thoroughly 
pulverized by the harrow, it has no equal. 
The price is only $7.00; or $7.50 deliver¬ 
ed at any railroad station in New England 
where goods are delivered by the U. S. 
and Canada Express. Get the weeder; kill 
the weeds; save the back; “hang up the 
hoe;” and weed four acres a day more com¬ 
pletely than can be done in any other way. 
It is manufactured by Z. Breed, Weare, 
New Hampshire. 
How to Cau Fruit and Save Your 
Money. 
I presume all know that there are several 
kinds of sugars. Cane sugar, grape sugar 
or glucose, and milk sugar are the principal 
varieties. Of these, cane sugar stands pre¬ 
eminent for its sweetening properties, being 
rated at 100, while grape sugar is only rated 
at 40. In other words, it takes two and 
one-half pounds of grape to equal one pound 
of cane sugar. I presume, however, that 
your readers do not all know, what is known 
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