Tillage with ROTO-HOE 
In fairness to our product and to our potential customers, we do not 
believe in claiming that ROTO-HOE is ideal for tilling large areas or 
large gardens. It was not originally intended to operate through heavy 
sod or turf, and to recommend it for those jobs would have been oversell- 
ing. As this booklet goes to press, however, we have a new optional tooth 
design which will, we feel sure, make our machine much more practical 
than ever before for preparing large gardens with ROTO-HOE, although 
our machine was originally designed for the smaller plot which would not 
justify the expense of large equipment. 
By going over the ground twice, ROTO-HOE will till average soil to 
about five inches deep; a third time over will till to five and one-half to 
six inches deep. If it is desired to till a portion of the plot to seven or 
eight inches deep, this may be done by holding up on the handles and 
walking backward. 
Excellent for Cultivation 
The purpose of cultivation is, of course, to stop weed growth and to 
aerate the soil and break up capillary action, so that moisture is retained 
in the soil to aid the growing crop or plant. ROTO-HOE’s fifteen specially 
hardened teeth, rotating at over 300 r.p.m. do an excellent job of culti- 
vation. 
The teeth are so designed and arranged that they break up even the 
heavier clay soils, fine enough for optimum cultivation. Yet they do not 
leave the soil so fine that a rain will pack it hard and then the sun bake 
it solid. Many users are most agreeably surprised at the friable condition 
of their clay soils after using ROTO-HOE during the growing season. 
Ideal for Home Gardens 
In the small and medium sized plots found on most homes, ROTO- 
HOE has proven especially valuable, because it tills and cultivates in all 
the corners, close up to fences, walls and other objects. It cultivates close 
to plants or crops and between the rows, and really saves tiresome hand 
hoeing. ROTO-HOE saves many hours of hard work for home gardeners 
each season. Because of its moderate weight, it can be easily loaded into 
car trunk or trailer. 
Estates Find ROTO-HOE Valuable 
It’s easy to wheel ROTO-HOE across driveways, walks or lawns to 
reach widely separated flowerbeds or borders that need tilling or culti- 
vating. Many estate owners find it extremely useful because of its easy 
portability and the wide variety of attachments which permit mowing, 
spraying, edging, and trimming, with quick changes. 
Greenhouses—Florists—Nurserymen 
ROTO-HOE will till your beds, mix fertilizer, or mill up a compost 
pile. By alternately placing manure and dirt together, ROTO-HOE will 
mix these together, or will incorporate it if on top of a bed. One man 
can easily lift ROTO-HOE on to any bed or bench, or into the trunk of 
a car. Sterilizing time is often reduced to one-third over hand methods in 
working of beds. 
ROTO-HOE, the very same machine, is just the tool for cultivation 
outdoors. Also, by placing one or more chalk marks on tire, and pulling 
machine backwards (this is done by raising handles and allowing rotor to 
dig 8” to 12” deep, digging a hole) one can make several equal spaced 
holes per minute for replanting in the nursery. 
ROTO-HOE can be used by all landscape men for planting work to 
real advantage. 
Many of America’s leading nurserymen find 
ROTO-HOE ideal to operate between rows. 
4 
