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H
eyer about
cone
which
two fingers
r izontal plat
ho
of
blunt
The diameter at the lower end rang
a ccording to the desired
inches
siz e of the ball
the upper end is f
larger
thu s producing the
a n inverted trunc a ted
shape
con
with a circular c
tion
The h
a r or crutch at the top a r e best
b
m ad
of wo od and n ot
because the tool is lighter and
the crutch not so cold
latter is firmly attached to the
handl
by means of three iron
band s
as seen in t
tion
these
to the handle
the crutch i s about
and its thickness such as j ust to
fill the hand of the labou
The length of t
h eight of the labou r er
on
but it should not be so lo
to prevent the man from using
weig
t of hi s body in driving the spade into the g
In using the spade
lifted is passed t
centre of the spade
until the plat
th
n turned round by mean s of the crutch from
r
deg
es
and lif
I F TI N
L
a rs ago
ye
in f
and behind
up to which the spade should be inse
edges of the front op ening i s sharp
the diameter
r om
r oss sec
a ndle and the cro ss
h e illustra
r mly fastened
fi
The best l
h e handle d
h e stem
t
h roug h the front Opening until it occupies the
h en the latter is pressed down ve r tically
t
h e back touches the su r face of the soil it is
at t
d with ball and plant out of the g
T
PLAN
consists of an iron inve
r o
t an Opening su
j ust above its uppe
to
r on
i
The
ngth
inches
r e r
pend s
g a s
h e pl a nt which i s to be
t
r ted trun
ficient to admit
edge
a small
r ted
the o the
s from
to
r ound
to
r
und
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