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Show WAGON TIRE DRAG. Loop Together Four Old Iron Hoops and Let Them Break Up the Clods. I The writer while driving over the northern portion of Arkansas observed I tho drag shown In tho illustration nt work. The tool was so much differ- : out from anything we had ever Boon thnt we nt onco stopped and walked ono round with the driver, simply to watch tho drag grind up the clods. While tho cut Is self explaining, and i It Is enslly scon that the drag Is made with four old wagon tire Irons, the driver Informed us thnt tho two Tront tires should be heavier than the two rear tires, and that sometimes he The Drag. wired a log on tho front tiros, when tho ground wns vory lumpy. Tho four tires wero fastened together with short chains, nnd tho evener fastened with chains to tho two front tires, ns shown. Wo wore later shown ono of these dragB, fastened with open rings, which appealed to bo preferable to the chains, continues tho writer In Wallace's Wal-lace's Farmer. Tho tires simply ground tho clods nnd lumps Into a lino powder nnd loft tho surface or tho Hold In better shape than nny wo have over seen. The drag Is Inexpensive Inex-pensive nnd may possibly bo of some liolp to those who Intend to sow wheat or late cowpcas, etc. |