. The elements of agriculture: a book for young farmers. Agriculture. CULTIVATION. 219 terns in nse, is excellent for weeding and for loosen- ing the soil between the rows of corn, etc. The one called the uTviversal cultivator, having its side bars made of iron, curved so that at whatever dis- tance it is placed the teeth will point straight for- ward^ is a much better tool than those of the older patterns, which had the teeth so arranged that when set for wide rows, they pointed toward the clevis. It is difficult to keep such a cultivator in its place, while the " universal" is as d
. The elements of agriculture: a book for young farmers. Agriculture. CULTIVATION. 219 terns in nse, is excellent for weeding and for loosen- ing the soil between the rows of corn, etc. The one called the uTviversal cultivator, having its side bars made of iron, curved so that at whatever dis- tance it is placed the teeth will point straight for- ward^ is a much better tool than those of the older patterns, which had the teeth so arranged that when set for wide rows, they pointed toward the clevis. It is difficult to keep such a cultivator in its place, while the " universal" is as difficult to move out of a straight line. IMPEOVED HOKSE-HOE. The irnjproved (or Knox's) horse-hoe^ is a combina-. FiG. 7. tion of the " Langdon " horse-hoe and the cultivator, and is the best implement, for many purposes, that has yet been made. An excellent tool, called a Muller, is used in Rhode. 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 Waring, George E. (George Edwin), 1833-1898. New York, Tribune association
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