Spade
The Spade and its value as a garden tool are matters familiar to everyone; it would be impracticable to prepare ground for successional crops without it, as there is nothing which could form an efficient substitute. The two points in a Spade that it is most important should be strong are the back of the part which lifts the soil and the handle just where the first rivet passes through from the capped end. At one of these places Spades will sometimes either bend or break, if they are of inferior make, before they have been used many days. These points should, therefore, be examined by purchasers: it causes great hindrance and loss to have new handles put in-work which is rarely very well done a second time over; and if the back breaks, there is no chance of remedying it. Spades are sometimes broken by improper usage, such as wrenching anything too heavy: this is, of course, a fault on the part of the workmen using them.