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1 \ answer to your (juery wliich tool or machine I con¬ 
sider the best, iny answer is: Planet Jr. single 
wheel hoe. 
Of course I have no use for a powerful tractor, thresh¬ 
ing machine or twine binder, and as I am not on the 
Somme front in France, I have no use for a “tank,” but 
like thousands of others I have a garden and have to fur¬ 
nish the power and labor to keep it clear of weed and in 
thorough cultivation. 
Three years ago some of my friends presented me with 
a large wheeled garden plow, but it was never satisfac¬ 
tory. It took too long to change tools and was too much 
of a man-killer. Last spring I bought a Planet Jr. single 
wheel hoe with'plow and cultivator attachments. I did 
not think there could be such a difference in time and 
labor saved over the old-time hoe. If the ground is in 
good condition I can do more work now in an hour than 
see fruit and vegetables growing under glass. This has 
particular importance because certain varieties which are 
grown in the open in the southern Provinces will not ma¬ 
ture in the northern excepting under warm shelter. 
The development of large nurseries is also an innova¬ 
tion in some parts of Groningen and Friesland, and they 
are constantly increasing in number. 
A great stimulus to horticulture has been the increased 
price of garden products since the war began. Tender 
vegetables, like tomatoes, beans, and cucumbers, which 
can not be grown successfully in the north except under 
glass, are now sold there at prices higher by 100 to 300 
per cent than before the war. Cabbages and other out¬ 
door vegetables sell at similarly advanced prices. Fruits 
have increased in price—not in so great a degree as vege¬ 
tables, but sufficiently to stimulate production.— Com¬ 
merce Reports. 
—Courtesy S. L. Allen & Co., Philadelphia. 
Every man with a garden, large or small, should have a 
Planet Jr. Wheel Hoe. 
According to the United States Census re¬ 
port on Agriculture for 1910: 
Nursery products. The total number of 
establishments east of the Mississippi River 
producing nursery products valued at $2o0 or 
over in 1909 was 13o7; total value of the 
products, $11,163,644; average value of the 
products $8,228. The total number of the 
farms or establishments east of the Mississippi 
River producing nursery products valued at 
less than $260 in 1909 was 1814; total value 
of products, $216,619; average value per farm 
or establishment, $119. 
I could in four hours the old way. It takes a swath a 
foot wide, kills all the weeds, cultivates and dry mulches 
all at one operation. You change from one tool to an¬ 
other in a minute and as there are no nuts to take off '»r 
lose, it is a money-saver. In working young corn, 
beans, etc., you can hoe right up to within an inch with¬ 
out disturbing the roots and destroy every weed. You 
can take one of the cultivators and lay off your ground 
in rows for planting. 
Rut what is the use of writing a long story when it 
can all be said in a few words: It kills the weeds; it 
cultivates; it mulches; it saves time; it saves labor; it 
makes work a pleasure and gardening a joy. And in 
my opinion every man with a garden, large or small, 
should have one.—W. L. Linney^ Clarke County, Ind. 
FOR SALE 
OLD ESTABLISHED NURSERY FOR SALE 
As I want to retire from business, I will sell besides the 
land, all nursery stock and implements. This nursery is 
located in the Northwest in one of the best business local¬ 
ities of this country. Address: 
Z. W. S., Care “The National Nurseryman.” 
WANTED 
HORTICULTURE ADVANCING IN THE NETHERLANDS 
Horticulture has made notable progress in the Amster¬ 
dam district during recent years. This is especially true 
of the northern Provinces. Ten years ago, in Gron¬ 
ingen, only here and there could a hothouse be seen, but 
now in practically every village of that Province one may 
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