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Show I AGRONOMY i This Department is Edited by Prof. J. C. Hogcnson, of the Agricultural Ag-ricultural College. 1 . THE PETERSON WEEDER. .. While visiting Mr. L. P. Peterson's farm across Bear River west of Smith-' Smith-' field a week or so ago in coriipany with Profs. Fitz and Dcrr of the U. ,S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. rPctcrson showed us a weeder which ;hc has been using with great success for about eight years. With Mr. Peterson, Pet-erson, this weeder also takes the place ,;ofl the disc and harrow. P The frame is made from two-inch Jplanks ten feet long and six inches Vwidc, and t.wo planks four feet long forming a rectangle. There arc also 4wo planks bolted on in the form of n ,V. To the under side of each of the two main planks arc bolted eight knives, made from J-inch steel. Tlc steel is bent six inches from one end. a the short end being tboltcd diagonally o the plank with two bolts. The bend is about three or four inches, d2 pending on the depth you wish the knives to work. The part below the bend has one edge sharpened so that it will cut this blade is about fourteen four-teen inches long. The knives on the front plank slope to the right while those on the rear plank slope in the opposite direction, to the left. This arrangement of the knives makes it impossible for any weeds to be missed. Mr. Peterson uses three horses on the weeder, and keeps his land perfectly per-fectly free from weeds, keeps a fine mulch on his land, thus conserving moisture. He keeps his land free from clods and perfectly smooth. The cost of making this weeder is about $18. This weeder, I am sure, will prove a great boon to those farmers who arc troubled with weeds, especially on their summer fallowed' land. |