. The book of the garden. Gardening. 210 CULINARY OR KITCHEN GARDEN. as quickly; and would certainly earth up pota- toes at the rate of an acre per ; Through the courtesy of Mr Sievewright, who[early direct- ed our attention to this machine, we have had two in operation during the last three years, and can corroborate all Mr Sievewright has said about it. The modification of this implement, shown by figs. 90, 91, possesses, we think, important im- provements on both Dr Newington's and Mr Sievewright's machines, both of whom had in view mainly its adaptability to the power of one man.
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 210 CULINARY OR KITCHEN GARDEN. as quickly; and would certainly earth up pota- toes at the rate of an acre per ; Through the courtesy of Mr Sievewright, who[early direct- ed our attention to this machine, we have had two in operation during the last three years, and can corroborate all Mr Sievewright has said about it. The modification of this implement, shown by figs. 90, 91, possesses, we think, important im- provements on both Dr Newington's and Mr Sievewright's machines, both of whom had in view mainly its adaptability to the power of one man. Now we do not exactly see wherein there is any decided economy in this, and have there- Fig. IMPROVED CULTIVATOR WITH BARTHING-UP BOARDS. fore adapted ours to be wrought by a man and a boy. In both of the former the operator had to walk backwards—a position in which his phy- sical power could not be exerted to its greatest advantage. Again, in stony and hard ground the machine was found inefiective; nor could the ground be stirred so deep, nor the other processes so satisfactorily accomplished, as when a man's whole power is directed to drawing it forward, while a boy guides it behind; and the two lift it more conveniently at the end of each row, and introduce it into the next, without dis- ordering or dirtying the gravel walks at the ends of the quarters. Our other appendages will speak for themselves. The grubbing-tines are the same, as are also the angular hoes, which fit into the same holes in the frame as in Mr Sievewright's; and the moulding boards are similarly attached. We have, however, added the stilts, which enable a boy to regulate the direction of the machine be- hind ; while the man who draws it in front is left to exert his whole strength in pulling it through the ground, which he could not do to anything like the same advantage were he to walk backwards, and with the guiding of the machine to attend to at the same time. By gaining this additional force, t
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