. Book of the Farm; being a revised edition of The handy-book of husbandry, a guide to farmers. Agriculture. D 11 A 1 X A G E. 121 I A line is stretched to mark one S'dc of the ditch, and the sod is removed to a spade's depth (15 k chcs wide) for a length of about two rods, and a ditch is dug abou- 18 inches deep, with a narrow bottom. 2. A ditching spade, (Fig. 54, a^) 20 inches long In the blade, 6 inches wide at the top, and 4 inches wide at the point, —made of steel and kept sharp,—is forced into its whole length, and the earth thrown out. Of course it will be necessary in very hard ground
. Book of the Farm; being a revised edition of The handy-book of husbandry, a guide to farmers. Agriculture. D 11 A 1 X A G E. 121 I A line is stretched to mark one S'dc of the ditch, and the sod is removed to a spade's depth (15 k chcs wide) for a length of about two rods, and a ditch is dug abou- 18 inches deep, with a narrow bottom. 2. A ditching spade, (Fig. 54, a^) 20 inches long In the blade, 6 inches wide at the top, and 4 inches wide at the point, —made of steel and kept sharp,—is forced into its whole length, and the earth thrown out. Of course it will be necessary in very hard ground to do some picking, but it is surprising to see. Fig. 54—Tile-draining Implements. with what ease a man with an iron shank screwed to the sole of his boot will work the sharp point of this spade into an obdurate hard-pan. The loose earth that escaped the spade is removed by a scoop (Fig. 54, b) 4 inches wide, which the workman, walking backward, draws toward him until it is full, swinging it out to dump its load on the bank. In this way he gets down 3 feet, and leaves a smooth floor on which he stands. 3. Commencing again at the end next to the main, with a narrower, stronger, and. 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 Waring, George E. (George Edwin), 1833-1898. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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