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than he could do in a day with the old style hand 
hoe. There are numerous styles of wheel hoes on 
the market, but the only good one that I have ever 
seen is “ Lee’s Wheel Hoe,” which is made in Phila¬ 
delphia under the patent of the inventor, who is 
himself a prominent trucker. It is strong, light and 
well built; it has five sharp, finger-shaped teeth back 
of the wheel, which loosen and pulverize the soil, and 
a broad hoe blade behind, which travels beneath the 
surface, turning the soil over and cutting off under 
ground any weeds which may be in its track. When 
the soil is in good order, it leaves it as smooth and 
fine as would a steel rake. To obtain the best results 
with this tool or with the cultivator, you should go 
through each row three or four times, so as to pul¬ 
verize and work over the soil thoroughly. The hoe 
blades are of different widths, for working rows of 
different widths, a set of three going with each imple¬ 
ment. These hoes can easily be sharpened by any 
blacksmith. Keep them well sharpened, and it will 
be surprising to note how much less muscle it takes 
to push them and how much better the work is done. 
I have tried several different makes, as I work an 
acre or more each year with one of these hoes and a 
“ Fire-fly ” hand plow, which is run before the wheel 
hoe when the ground is very hard, and Lee’s is the 
only one that works satisfactorily. When the ground 
is in the best condition a man can hoe the acre in a 
single day, so that it will readily be seen what a 
labor saver it is. 
The Fire-fly Hand Plow just spoken of is a very 
convenient tool for making drills, and will plow out 
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