. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 140 IMPLEMENTS OF MANUAL LABOUR. 3. Spade, Broad-pointed Shovel, and Narrow-pointed Shovel. Fig. 58. Fig. 59. Fig. 60. 6 The spade here shown is the common spade : the broad- pointed shovel is chiefly used for the spreading of lime : the narrow-pointed shovel for the throwing out of loose earth from ditches, furrows, and drains, and for various other purposes in conjunction with the spade. 4. Mattock, Pickaxe, and Foot-Pick. Fig. 6i. Fig. 62. Fig. 63
. Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm. 140 IMPLEMENTS OF MANUAL LABOUR. 3. Spade, Broad-pointed Shovel, and Narrow-pointed Shovel. Fig. 58. Fig. 59. Fig. 60. 6 The spade here shown is the common spade : the broad- pointed shovel is chiefly used for the spreading of lime : the narrow-pointed shovel for the throwing out of loose earth from ditches, furrows, and drains, and for various other purposes in conjunction with the spade. 4. Mattock, Pickaxe, and Foot-Pick. Fig. 6i. Fig. 62. Fig. The mattock, Fig. 61, is used for forcing up stones, break- ing hard ground, and the like: the foot-pick, Fig. 63, is em- ployed for similar purposes: arid the pickaxe, Fig. 62, is made for cutting substances, as the fibres of the roots of trees, as well as for forcing them Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Low, David, 1786-1859. London : Longman, [etc. , etc. ]
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