Vegetable growing . Fig. S.—The garden reel, line, rake, hoe and trowel are indespensable forany kind of garden work. One of the best types of garden rake that the writer hasused has a head constructed of solid steel in the shape of abow. The rake head is 15^ inches long and has 1() curvedteeth 2| inches in length. The rake head is fastened sub-stantially by a heavy ferrule and cap to a polished andwaxed all white ash handle 6 feet long. 48 GARDEN TOOLS Hoe.—The hoe is one of the most used tools in the homevegetable garden, and should be of the proper size, shape,and made of good materials. Th
Vegetable growing . Fig. S.—The garden reel, line, rake, hoe and trowel are indespensable forany kind of garden work. One of the best types of garden rake that the writer hasused has a head constructed of solid steel in the shape of abow. The rake head is 15^ inches long and has 1() curvedteeth 2| inches in length. The rake head is fastened sub-stantially by a heavy ferrule and cap to a polished andwaxed all white ash handle 6 feet long. 48 GARDEN TOOLS Hoe.—The hoe is one of the most used tools in the homevegetable garden, and should be of the proper size, shape,and made of good materials. The blade may be secured in. Fig. 9.—Spading Fig. 10.—Steel bow garden Fig. 11.—Square- fork, rake. blade hoe. Figs. 9 to 11.—(Courtesy of Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia.) different shapes and widths, as shown in Figs. 11 to 17,and are constructed of malleable iron or steel. Only thesteel blades will hold an edge for any length of time. The
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