. The American home garden . all hand-plow is found in our agricultural stores, witha long, straight, stout handle, into which it is fastened by aniron shank, upon which the plow proper moves, so that itsdepth may be regulated by a screw. In light soils such animplement may often be found useful in garden culture. Itspresent construction, however, is ridiculously Avrong, since it ismade to draw as a common hoe, requiring the workman to walkbackward as he labors, making its use a task for a convict rath-er than a pleasant labor for the amatem\ Any country blacksmith can set the shank the other
. The American home garden . all hand-plow is found in our agricultural stores, witha long, straight, stout handle, into which it is fastened by aniron shank, upon which the plow proper moves, so that itsdepth may be regulated by a screw. In light soils such animplement may often be found useful in garden culture. Itspresent construction, however, is ridiculously Avrong, since it ismade to draw as a common hoe, requiring the workman to walkbackward as he labors, making its use a task for a convict rath-er than a pleasant labor for the amatem\ Any country blacksmith can set the shank the other way ina few minutes, and when thus changed to thrust instead ofdraw, and gauged to a proper depth, the workman, by throwinghis weight a little forward upon the handle, and moving stead-ily, will be able to make it perform satisfactorily without muchwaste of muscle. HARROWS. The harrow, whether triangular or square, is commonly madewithout being jointed or hinged for folding; but the improve- AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 43 Fig.
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