. Annals of horticulture in North America for the year 1893. A witness of passing events and a record of progress. Comprising and account of the horticulture of the Columbian exposition. Fruit-culture; Gardening. Tools and Convenie7ices of the Year. 255 Lima Bean Planter.—The bean planters in use are apt to break or split the bean. A machine which appears to have overcome this difficulty has been invented by J. D. Mor- gan, of Ventura, California. It consists of a cast wheel con- taining pods or fingers, which grasp the beans as the wheel revolves, each picking up one or two beans, and holding
. Annals of horticulture in North America for the year 1893. A witness of passing events and a record of progress. Comprising and account of the horticulture of the Columbian exposition. Fruit-culture; Gardening. Tools and Convenie7ices of the Year. 255 Lima Bean Planter.—The bean planters in use are apt to break or split the bean. A machine which appears to have overcome this difficulty has been invented by J. D. Mor- gan, of Ventura, California. It consists of a cast wheel con- taining pods or fingers, which grasp the beans as the wheel revolves, each picking up one or two beans, and holding them firmly until deposit- ed in the mouth of the tube, from which they are conveyed to the ground. The wheel can be so ad- Vl^'. «iV-£; _^ the beans at any de- sired distance apart. The planter is made so that it can be eas- ily adjusted to a sul- \^ ky cultivator frame. — California Fr u i t- Grower, Feb. 8. A Handy Cart.— (Fig. II, page 254.) y This IS a platform hand-cart, so stable that it can be used in the field as a table, upon which the sorting and weighing of experimental crops is done. We use a 3-ft. wheel and a wide tire. The body is provided with a border an inch high all ; L. If. Bailey, in American Garden, 88. Handy G A R D E N Wag on.— (Fig. 12, p. 254.) ''This is a combin- ation fruit and truck wagon. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill. ). New York, Judd
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