. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. be thr TOOLS American is inventive. Tiie result is tliat there is a tool to expedite and ligliten almost every labor. The effort of each man is multiplied. Not only are the American tools numerous and adapted to almost every agricul- tural labor, but they are trim, lig
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. be thr TOOLS American is inventive. Tiie result is tliat there is a tool to expedite and ligliten almost every labor. The effort of each man is multiplied. Not only are the American tools numerous and adapted to almost every agricul- tural labor, but they are trim, light and comely in de- sign. A tool is properly a hand implement, used to facilitate mere manual labor. A machine is a contrivance, usually more nsmits merge so completely that it is impossible to make a definite cate- gory of one or the other. The word implement is more generic, and applies to any intermediary device by means of which a man accomplishes a given work. The phrase "agricultural implements," as used bj' tradesmen, usually refers to both tools and machines. In general discussions the word tool is used somewhat indefinitely, as in this sketch; but even then not include complicated machinery. The tools used by horticulturists four general categories: 1. Tools for tilling the land, as plows, harrows, roll ers,cultivators,weeders,hoes, rakes. See Tillage 2. Tools to facilitate various handwork, as seed sowers, transplanters, markers, pruning imple ments, and most greenhouse devices. 3. Tools or machines to facilitate the destruction oi insects and fungi, as fumigators, syringes, spray ing devices. See Spraying, Insecticides, Fim gicides. 4. Tools or vehicles for transporting, as carts, bar rows. In the multiplic- ity of tools, one is often at a loss what to purchase. The buyer should havf a definite idea of the kind of labor that he needs to have perf ormjed and he should then consider how well adapted the tool may be to perform that labor. Once purchased, the
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