The California fruits and how to grow them; . The Jumper. Used to complete levees by the ridger for the check system. The Jump Scraper or Horse Shovel.—This is used for fillinggaps in the ridges and is the work of the blacksmith. The beamsare 1-4 by 1 1-4 inches and 30 inches long from the draft ring to thebend downward. The shovel is of No. 16 sheet iron 24 inches longby 18 inches deep. The handles are those used on any beams are bent to stand 6 inches forward of a square placedon top of the beams. The braces are of 3-8 inch round iron. Theshovel is slightly cupped to make it h
The California fruits and how to grow them; . The Jumper. Used to complete levees by the ridger for the check system. The Jump Scraper or Horse Shovel.—This is used for fillinggaps in the ridges and is the work of the blacksmith. The beamsare 1-4 by 1 1-4 inches and 30 inches long from the draft ring to thebend downward. The shovel is of No. 16 sheet iron 24 inches longby 18 inches deep. The handles are those used on any beams are bent to stand 6 inches forward of a square placedon top of the beams. The braces are of 3-8 inch round iron. Theshovel is slightly cupped to make it hold more earth. The Portable Gate or Tappoon.—These are for shutting ditches,and are made of No. 16 sheet iron 2 feet wide and of any desired. 6 M o 189 190 CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM length, but usually 3 feet, 4 feet or 5 feet long. The corners arecut off to a circle, starting about 1 foot back of the corner. Thehandles are made of two pieces of 1 by 3 inch pine, 12 inches longerthan the gate, and are placed one on each side of the sheet ironand secured by 1-4 inch bolts. The Combined Check and Furrow Method.—An effort to escapein some measure the puddling of the surface which results fromallowing water to sink away upon finely pulverized soil, lies inthe direction of breaking up the soil roughly in the bottoms of thechecks, which facilitates the quick passage of the water into thesubsoil. This is done by running a small plow or three large culti-vator teeth attached to a single frame before the ridger is used to c. «_ FURHOWS pi _ ^ _g,. i isiMidSZiiSiZi^yH .? 1 iPu^iZisi^oHaieit^\.\iu &^ ^>U£££j:<i%(£S;£3) wM* f ,tf .<< x7<
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