. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. 482 NURSERIES NURSERIES As to the equipment, the warrons, harness, teams anJ tools used on a good, well-equipped farm for preparinjj the soil. —such as breakinjjj plows, har- rows, rollers and crushers — are all needed in the nursery; while for cultivating, the same tools as used on the farm for corn, potatoes and garden truck can be used to advantage. To these may be added the
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. 482 NURSERIES NURSERIES As to the equipment, the warrons, harness, teams anJ tools used on a good, well-equipped farm for preparinjj the soil. —such as breakinjjj plows, har- rows, rollers and crushers — are all needed in the nursery; while for cultivating, the same tools as used on the farm for corn, potatoes and garden truck can be used to advantage. To these may be added the small bar plows, some finer tooth culti- vators, and double cultivators with extra high arches. Drags or floats, both single and double, are needed to follow the cultivators to crush the clods. Fig. 714. A peach-tree nursery. Oregon and pack the soil, especially in dry weather, and hand weeders to use in place of hoes except in very hard ground or for heavy work. Planting tools will also be needed. For small plants the dibble may be used to good advantage, but for the planting of most small stock the light spade is preferable. Machines are now made for opening up the ground and pressing back the dirt after the plant has been inserted, proving to be a great saving of expense and labor where large plantings are made, but they would hardly pay the small planter. Sheds will be needed and water barrels should be provided to keep on hand plenty of water for pud- dling everything before planting. If the nursery- man is to grow largely of seedlings, seed-sowing machines adapted to the seed to be planted should be provided. For large blocks of peach trees, a peach-seed planter should be had, the best of which costs about $125. One of the most important parts of the equip- ment is the spraying outfit, which should always be ready and often used from early spring till the latter part of summer. This should be adapted to the amount of .service needed. Very small areas can be covered w
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