Vegetable growing . Fig. 38.—Horizontal barrel pump outfit mounted on a low truck. Thetank holds 50 gallons. This type may be used for spraying both garden andorchard. gotten and put away quickly; and dry, to prevent rustingand corroding. Tools should never be left lying carelesslyabout the garden, and this applies mostly to the hoe and rake,. Fig. 39.—From left to right—barrel pump, three types of bucket pumps,and knapsack sprayer. (The Country Gentleman.) which are often dropped where last used. A rusty rake andespecially a rusty hoe are very unsatisfactory tools to workwith, and it requires
Vegetable growing . Fig. 38.—Horizontal barrel pump outfit mounted on a low truck. Thetank holds 50 gallons. This type may be used for spraying both garden andorchard. gotten and put away quickly; and dry, to prevent rustingand corroding. Tools should never be left lying carelesslyabout the garden, and this applies mostly to the hoe and rake,. Fig. 39.—From left to right—barrel pump, three types of bucket pumps,and knapsack sprayer. (The Country Gentleman.) which are often dropped where last used. A rusty rake andespecially a rusty hoe are very unsatisfactory tools to workwith, and it requires some time to wear the rust away. A 60 GARDEN TOOLS cloth dampened with coal oil or machine oil and wiped overthe parts of the tools that come in contact with the soil, soas to remove all particles of earth, will keep garden tools in asatisfactory condition, provided they are stored in a dryplace.
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