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April 1 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
A TOOL FOR ORCHARD WORK. 
TO REPLACE THE PLOW. 
A subscriber of The R. N.-Y. recently 
sent us this question: 
I want a tool to work orchards without plowing, 
and for other farm purposes. My orchards are full- 
grown. I do not want to crop them but simply to 
apply fertilizers and subdue the grass and weeds 
without plowing. 
It has been referred to a number of 
persons who use the Morgan Spading 
harrow, their answers follow. The teeth 
are like sharp, curved fingers which 
scratch and dig the soil without throw¬ 
ing it into ridges, as is the case with 
some other forms of diggers. 
I regard this harrow as worth a place 
upon every farm whether in the orchard 
or the field. I have never used it in an 
orchard, but I should do so had I occasion 
to. It has been so used and it seems to 
me that its peculiar actions of throwing 
out the roots of grass and weeds would 
be a great advantage over the other har¬ 
rows which crowd them down. I believe 
it will be of great advantage when ap¬ 
plying fertilizers because of the fine, 
nicely pulverized condition of the soil 
after its use. I do not think there is any 
danger of injuring the roots of the trees. 
My farm is a natural grass farm and the 
harrow is a great aid in preparing the 
land for reseeding. My only objection 
to it is that it draws harder than the 
wheel or spring tooth harrows, but Icon- 
sider this is offset by the better work 
done. avm. h. caldwell. 
Clover Ridge Farm, New Hampshire. 
This harrow has served such a purpose 
admirably for me, and has pretty much 
superseded other tools in the cultivation 
of my orchards and vineyards. Last 
summer, during the drought, one or¬ 
chard, which had been left too long, had 
become weedy, with the ground very dry 
and hard. I tried two plows in it, but 
neither gave any satisfaction. I put in 
the spading harrow and it pulverized and 
mellowed the soil to a depth of four or 
five inches, to my surprise, for I had 
thought the condition of the soil, with 
the weeds and stones, would be too much 
for it. The only fault I have found with 
it is that the irons of the frame have 
bent. They should be heavier for my 
work. I got a second set and have them 
double on my harrow, thus making it 
all that I can desire. A. j. voe. 
New Haven County, Conn. 
I have in my orchards of 85,000 peach 
trees covering an area of over 700 acres 
in western Maryland, Pennsylvania and 
Virginia, used the Morgan spading har¬ 
rows and am using eight of them at 
present, so that I consider it a first-class 
implement. The only objection I have 
to it is on account of its being hard on 
the horses’ necks, a fault which I think 
could be remedied by the manufacturer. 
I use it to break the crust after each rain 
and follow it with the Osborne harrow, 
which is an excellent spring-tooth lever 
implement by far the best spring harrow 
I ever used, and I think if the inquirer 
will use the two harrows together he can 
keep his orchards clean. I give my 
orchards incessant culture from spring 
till fall with these harrows. 
Maryland. J. A. nicodemus. 
The Morgan harrow, as it revolves, 
thrusts the blades from one to three 
inches into the ground, according to its 
condition as regards softness and the 
wtight of the driver. The spades, being 
a little flaring, on coming out of the 
ground tear it up a little and loosen the 
roots of the grass and leaves the ground 
full of small pockets into which rain and 
fertilizers can easily enter. By going 
over a sod a few times, this harrow will 
dig it up completely and leave on it a 
covering of short pieces spread evenly 
over the surface. It does not drag any 
sod. I should think that for the pur¬ 
poses of this correspondent this harrow 
would be just the thing, w. l. faxon. 
National Sailors’ Home, Mass. 
(Continued on next page.) 
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