. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 16 CITRUS FRUITS §27 is known as the Avery orange plow, and is claimed by the manufacturers to be light but strong and to work well in light soils, and to be easily adjusted for shallow plowing. In (6) is shown the Brindley orange plow, which is provided with what is known as a duck-bill point. This plow is designed for shallow plowing in sandy soil, and it is claimed will turn the furrow completely over and cover all grass, weeds, etc. In (c) is illustrated the Deere sandy soil plow, with an iron beam. This is also made with a wo
. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. 16 CITRUS FRUITS §27 is known as the Avery orange plow, and is claimed by the manufacturers to be light but strong and to work well in light soils, and to be easily adjusted for shallow plowing. In (6) is shown the Brindley orange plow, which is provided with what is known as a duck-bill point. This plow is designed for shallow plowing in sandy soil, and it is claimed will turn the furrow completely over and cover all grass, weeds, etc. In (c) is illustrated the Deere sandy soil plow, with an iron beam. This is also made with a wooden beam. Like the others, it is designed for use in sandy soils, and by many growers it is considered to be one of the best. In (d) is shown a one-horse orange plow known as the Chattanooga one-horse sandy land. ^^: Fig. 7 plow. Like the two-horse plows described, it is designed to turn a shallow furrow in sandy soil. 20. The harrow most used in the groves is the Acme, one of which is shown in Fig. 7. This harrow is built in sections, each section having six or eight blades, or colters, b, which are bolted on iron bars, or pipes, a. The illustration shows two sections of six blades each, which is a convenient size for a two-horse team, but it can be separated so that each section can be operated by a single horse, or several sections may be added as may be convenient. The blades of this harrow are from 15 to 18 inches long and from 2J to 3 inches wide. They have a backward slope and are beveled and ground to an edge. §27 IN GULF-COAST STATES 17 By means of the lever d it is possible to adjust the angle at which the blades work, so that they will cut to as great a depth as 4 inches or simply work in the top 2 inches of soil. For a smoothing and leveling implement, this harrow works very well in the soils of the gulf-coast states, and is very effective in making a dust mulch to conserve moistiu-e in dry weather. The disk type of harrow, one of which is shown in Fig. 8, is use
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