Archive image from page 42 of Descriptive catalogue of horticultural and. Descriptive catalogue of horticultural and agricultural implements and tools, and field and garden seeds : with brief directions for planting, sowing, and culture and rules for the application of guano, lime, plaster, bone-dust, and other manures. Also a choice list of fruit trees with directions for planting out and culture with a description of the best breed of domestic animals, and the best time and manner of transporting them south descriptivecatal00abal Year: 1846 HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL TOOLS. (Scythes, Sn
Archive image from page 42 of Descriptive catalogue of horticultural and. Descriptive catalogue of horticultural and agricultural implements and tools, and field and garden seeds : with brief directions for planting, sowing, and culture and rules for the application of guano, lime, plaster, bone-dust, and other manures. Also a choice list of fruit trees with directions for planting out and culture with a description of the best breed of domestic animals, and the best time and manner of transporting them south descriptivecatal00abal Year: 1846 HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL TOOLS. (Scythes, Snaths, and Cradles.—Figs. 49, 50, 51, 52, 53.) 41 The above figures represent the most approved scythes in the market. They are made of the best cast and German double refined steel, with a double and single ribbed back; also plain ditto. Fig: 49, Blood's double refined German steel double ribbed back scythe. Price, 87 cts. Fig. 50, Phillips', Messer's, and Collys' shear steel, single ribbed, heavy steel back, a superior article; Price, $1 00. Fig. 51, Harris' single ribbed scythe. Price, 75 cts. Fig. 52, Blood's, and Phillip's, Messer's, and Collys' bramble or bush scythe, from 22 to 30 inches in length, very stout and heavy, steel back, with a thick and substantial heel. Price, $1 00. Fig. 53, Waldron's English scythe, a superior article for the cradler. • Price, #1 00. Alson, Newton, Darling, and Goddart scythes. Cattle Tie.—(Fig. 54.) Fig. 54 is a chain for tying up cattle in their stables. The large ring goes over a stationary round post set up by the manger, and the chain is then put round the horns. The hook at the end of the lower length of the chain is passed through either of the rings in the upper length, according to the width of the animal's head at the base of the horns. It is often thought at first sight that this chain wears off the hair round the head of the animal, but such is not the fact. It is the neatest and most secure fastening that we know of, a
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