. Catalogue of vegetable, herb, tree, flower and grass seeds, bulbous flower roots, agricultural books, & ost approved, and in general use. Agricultural Implements, Sfc. S3 The PRONG or POTATO HOE is a new article, and muchapproved ; it is found to be one of the most useful though simplearticles that is used on a farm. It was invented and used in thefirst instance, for digging potatoes, but was afterwards found to beas useful for planting and hoeing as for digging, and likewise forevery other purpose for which a hoe can be used. It is used tothe most advantage in stony or rocky land, and in
. Catalogue of vegetable, herb, tree, flower and grass seeds, bulbous flower roots, agricultural books, & ost approved, and in general use. Agricultural Implements, Sfc. S3 The PRONG or POTATO HOE is a new article, and muchapproved ; it is found to be one of the most useful though simplearticles that is used on a farm. It was invented and used in thefirst instance, for digging potatoes, but was afterwards found to beas useful for planting and hoeing as for digging, and likewise forevery other purpose for which a hoe can be used. It is used tothe most advantage in stony or rocky land, and in planting newland. It is likewise a good garden hoe, being one of the best toolsa gardener can have in use, in working between rows of vegetables,and digging round young trees. LORD VERNONS NEW TILLAGE HOE. The utility andadvantage of this garden hoe will be duly appreciated upon gardeners, or nurserymen employed in gardening, will bewithout them when they have once used them. They are em-ployed to great advantage in deep tillage ; in many cases they aresuperior to digging or forking the harden ami Field S£oilers. It is found by our best practical and scientific farmers that grass3eed, sown in the fall requires to be rolled in the spring as soon asthe ground is in fit order, otherwise the small plants, being butslightly rooted, heave up by the frost and suffer perhaps total de-struction. Among the many uses to which the roller may be ap-plied, none perhaps would be more valuable than rolling gras«land in the spring. Fall sown grass seed and grain are liable to bewinter killed, or destroyed by frost; but when rolled in, there willbe less danger either from frost or drought, if the seed is well cov-ered with a harrow and the ground well rolled. If the ground isvery mellow, the large sized wooden roller is preferred, as itpresses the ground more direct, and renders the surface more ieg-ular and even, and moves easier. For garden rollers or gravelwalks, the stone
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