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Ground-mark′er.

An implement for laying off corn-rows. It is frequently attached to a cornplanter to make a mark for planting on the next bout. In the example, it is a frame with three sharp-rimmed wheels set at the desired distance apart, say 3 feet 8 inches to 4 feet, according to the size of corn and the practice of the country. The “King Philip” corn of New England may do with 36 inches, but the larger Southern varieties need 48 inches apart in the rows and between the rows.

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