Book 3 — Device for Packing Earth in Transplanting
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When tomato or cabbage plants are to be set out in considerable numbers, the simple implement shown here makes stooping over to press the dirt about the plants unnecessary. After a row of plants has been set in dibble holes and watered, the soil can be packed about their roots quickly while one is standing upright. The jaws of the device are actuated by means of the hinged lever.—A. S. Thomas, Amherstburg, Ont.