. The American apple orchard; a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Apples. METHODS OF CULTIVATION 67 can be easily varied. For very light smoothing on well-prepared ground the teeth are set so as to slant backward at a considerable angle. As the teeth are set more and more nearly straight up and down they cut deeper and deeper into the soil; so that, in loose ground, they can be made to do a good deal of dig- ging-. THE GRAPE HOE FOR CLOSE CULTIVATION These smoothing harrows are also often made now- adays with extension wings for
. The American apple orchard; a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Apples. METHODS OF CULTIVATION 67 can be easily varied. For very light smoothing on well-prepared ground the teeth are set so as to slant backward at a considerable angle. As the teeth are set more and more nearly straight up and down they cut deeper and deeper into the soil; so that, in loose ground, they can be made to do a good deal of dig- ging-. THE GRAPE HOE FOR CLOSE CULTIVATION These smoothing harrows are also often made now- adays with extension wings for running up under the orchard trees. Such a harrow, adjusted in this way, is one of the best implements known for surface cultiva- tion on most soils during the summer. It fails only on very hard, very stony or very trashy land. Other cultivators, such as those of the Planet Junior type, are sometinies used in fruit plantations. The. 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 Waugh, Frank Albert, 1869-1943. New York, Orange Judd company
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