Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1914 — FARM AND GARDEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FARM AND GARDEN

FOR PULLING WEEDS. Work Accomplished With Less E» ertion Than at PresentIn pulling corn, roots and other plants out of the ground by hand the nectssary bending of the back rend» ers long‘-cohtinued work of this kind very weaihome. An implement whereby such work can be accomplished by less bodily exertion Is shown In the accompanying illustration. This Implement roughly rose; hies a long pair of pliers, the handle-levers being pivoted near the lower end. The jaws are about three

inches in length and are sharpened on the lower edge. They are also roughened in the inner face to enhance the!r grip on an object. To prevent the jaws slipping past an object, a sliding bar connects the levers, it being impossible for an object to pass through the jaws. Above the jaws are foot plates, so that the operator can if he desires, use his foot to force the implement’s jaws into the earth. —With this da▼ice sn operator can easily pull roots and other plants out of the ground without having to bend over to do so.

PULLING UP CORNSTALKS.