Gardening for profit; a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden . IMPLEMENTS. 45. Another indispensable implement is the Roller, fig. 16;it is of great importance not only in breaking lumpy soil,but in firming it properly around newly sown seeds, be-sides, the ground leveled by the roller is much easier hoedthan if the surface were uneven or irregular. The roller we use is made of hardwood, and is 5 or 6 feetlong, and 9 inches in diam-eter. The roller is boredthough its whole length,and through this hole is puta bar of 2-inch round 16.—garden roller. This b
Gardening for profit; a guide to the successful cultivation of the market and family garden . IMPLEMENTS. 45. Another indispensable implement is the Roller, fig. 16;it is of great importance not only in breaking lumpy soil,but in firming it properly around newly sown seeds, be-sides, the ground leveled by the roller is much easier hoedthan if the surface were uneven or irregular. The roller we use is made of hardwood, and is 5 or 6 feetlong, and 9 inches in diam-eter. The roller is boredthough its whole length,and through this hole is puta bar of 2-inch round 16.—garden roller. This bar gives the neces- sary weight, and its projecting ends afford points towhich to attach the handle. The Double Marker, fig. 17, is used to mark 6 or 8 linesat once, as may be required; the spaces between the teethbeing 12 inches on oneside, and 9 inches onthe other. Where rowsare required only ofthese widths, every rowis of course planted^but many of our crops wider rows, thus,with the 12-inch marker, we plant our early Cabbages at24 inches apart, the intervening rows being planted withLettuc
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