. Catalogue of vegetable, herb, tree, flower and grass seeds, bulbous flower roots, agricultural books, & rden ami Field S£oilers. It is found by our best practical and scientific farmers that grass3eed, sown in the fall requires to be rolled in the spring as soon asthe ground is in fit order, otherwise the small plants, being butslightly rooted, heave up by the frost and suffer perhaps total de-struction. Among the many uses to which the roller may be ap-plied, none perhaps would be more valuable than rolling gras«land in the spring. Fall sown grass seed and grain are liable to bewinter ki
. Catalogue of vegetable, herb, tree, flower and grass seeds, bulbous flower roots, agricultural books, & rden ami Field S£oilers. It is found by our best practical and scientific farmers that grass3eed, sown in the fall requires to be rolled in the spring as soon asthe ground is in fit order, otherwise the small plants, being butslightly rooted, heave up by the frost and suffer perhaps total de-struction. Among the many uses to which the roller may be ap-plied, none perhaps would be more valuable than rolling gras«land in the spring. Fall sown grass seed and grain are liable to bewinter killed, or destroyed by frost; but when rolled in, there willbe less danger either from frost or drought, if the seed is well cov-ered with a harrow and the ground well rolled. If the ground isvery mellow, the large sized wooden roller is preferred, as itpresses the ground more direct, and renders the surface more ieg-ular and even, and moves easier. For garden rollers or gravelwalks, the stone or iron rollers are preferred. The rollers vary in price, according to the size. 54 J. R. NcwelVs Catalogue of. Cast Steel Spades and ShovcBs. AMESS IMPROVED CAST STEEL BACK STRAPPEDSHOVELS are superior in every respect to the common steel andiron shovel. They wear much longer, continue brighter, and workwith great ease. This article, although, one of the most commonand oldest tools in use, has of late been much improved, as like-wise the Cast Steel Spades, made by different manufacturers. The prices of these articles vary, according to the number orsize. GRAIN AND CIDER SHOVELS IRISH SHOVELS AND SPADES, with long handles.
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