Show HOMEM kIDE implements TS A wheel hoo hoc lor l or r s m in 1 i a r a c n S sand pu a iio tn aeb r oil I 1 i g t li k r 0 c k s tho the wheel hoe depicted lepic ted in the hie first cut is is au all c letlo ic tool for tile tion of pardon garden crops especially in in a 1 small mill barilea where it is in hardly practicable to uso use ii a horse and cultivator and where vegetables are planted close together such ns cis onion on ioris etc I 1 is u do I 1 scribe ascribed scribed ns As follows a by bv the ille one T wo 0 made ami rid used it in the ohio fanner alio wheel is off ot of a imming win machine anil is 8 inches m in di diameter ameer tile the axle is is 8 indies ions tho cutter is a piece l bece of 1 buggy ii ag inches long and about all ai eight rhth 11 of an ul inch thick anil and bent as is shown in cut and attached to the bundles 6 indies from axle the two braces are arc cadi cacti E inches long and attached atta cheil to tile tho cutter cutler about 2 inches above the band there are two holes in tho the end of each cacti brace and al at also so in ill each cach cl c or of cutter to regulate the depth the handles are arc attached to tc the axle by two pieces of strap iron and a bolt through tile tho axle holds the parts together to ether tightly it cost 50 cents for cutter braces bolts etc with such an all implement much work car can ito bo accomplished provided tile soil be free from stones or lub bish and tins thie is just the way a garden should always 7 A convenient NT WHEEL HOE bo be it should not be allowed to bal bake no wheel hoe can be successfully in crusted soil work as soon after a rain ram as the ground will crumble nicely in the second cut is shown a spud which is described by another ohio farmer correspondent who lias has used it for 15 1 vears to destroy burdocks murdocks bur docks his farm was wa overrun with that pest when lie came in in possession but now they are nearly wiped out dy by cutting 0 them off below the crown they never sprout he had a spud made at that time in the following manner ile ho got a broken crosscut saw plate took it to 0 o 1 a I blacksmith had it cut about 13 15 inches long tell and cut tapering the top of plate cut square across and the pointed end cut a little as shou shown n iu in fig fi 1 then lie he punched two i 1 inea hotes holes the first one about one inch from upper end of spud and the lie other two of 01 three inches below ac according cordin g to th the length of spud then lie made it a little HANDLE AND SPUD concave which gives it strength to resist any pressure on the handle which is cut beveling as shown in fig 2 any tough spade or fork handle will answer the purpose the handle be riveted on the concave side of blade the head bead of rivet should bo be long and T shaped to bend belia over the handle to keep it from splitting he says 1 I have a 1 large and small spud the latter is made from a hand band saw plate about eight inches long and two inches at pointed end and tapering 1 as shou shown shoun n in fig 1 made in ic every way as the one described my lar large c one I 1 use rise for spading in the garden they are thin light and easily kept blurb |