. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. IMPLEMENTS OF THE SOIL. 493 side of the trees, and the roots are thus smoothly cut off, wliile tlie trees remain standing. The plow is of course pro- pelled by horses and guided by two plowmen. It is an admirable implement for root-pruning young trees, espe- cially evergreens, in place of the old practice of removing. Fig. 163.—TREE-DIGGING PLOW. them in order to cause them to throw out fibres and make balls suited to future removal. The One-IIorse Cart.—This is an indispensable machine in the nursery, orchard, or large garden. Four-wheeled wagons are dif
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. IMPLEMENTS OF THE SOIL. 493 side of the trees, and the roots are thus smoothly cut off, wliile tlie trees remain standing. The plow is of course pro- pelled by horses and guided by two plowmen. It is an admirable implement for root-pruning young trees, espe- cially evergreens, in place of the old practice of removing. Fig. 163.—TREE-DIGGING PLOW. them in order to cause them to throw out fibres and make balls suited to future removal. The One-IIorse Cart.—This is an indispensable machine in the nursery, orchard, or large garden. Four-wheeled wagons are difficult to unload, and recpiire a great deal of space to turn in. The cart can be turned in a circle of twelve or fourteen feet, and the load discharged in a mo- ment, simply by taking out the key that fastens the ))ody to the shafts, throwing it uj), and moving the horse forward. Our carts are about six feet long and three wide in the body, shafts six feet long, wheels four and a half feet high, and tire two and a half wide, to prevent them from sinking into the ground. The box is about a foot deep, and when large loads are to be carried a spreading board is put on the top with brackets. Cost from ^30 to -^50. TJic Wheelbarroio (fig. 163).—Every man who has a rod of ground to cultivate should possess this m*\chine. In small gardens it is sufficient for the conveyance of all manures, soils, products, etc., and in larger places it is al-. 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 Barry, Patrick, 1816-1890. New York, Orange Judd Co.
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