. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. Immediately following the operation of the horse-hoe, the hand-hoers, each with a little hoe (Fig. 75), are set to work. Each hoer takes a row, and with the hoe cuts up any weeds that may have escaped the action of the hoeing instruments, or that may be found amongst the plants in the rows, using the hand when necessary to pull up weeds amongst the plants. In about a fortnight after this, the horse-hoe again passes along the intervals, and again the
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. Immediately following the operation of the horse-hoe, the hand-hoers, each with a little hoe (Fig. 75), are set to work. Each hoer takes a row, and with the hoe cuts up any weeds that may have escaped the action of the hoeing instruments, or that may be found amongst the plants in the rows, using the hand when necessary to pull up weeds amongst the plants. In about a fortnight after this, the horse-hoe again passes along the intervals, and again the hand-hoers follow, cutting or pulling up all the weeds that may have escaped the action of the horse-hoe. This will generally complete the hoeing process ; but, if ne- cessary, the hand-hoers are to be set to work a third time, so as effectually to clear the ground of all remaining weeds. A section of the ground after these operations will appear thus— 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 Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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