#January 25, 1938
#OTD The Barre Daily Times out of Barre, #Vermont, reported on a survey of #Garden tools & practices used by 740 #Farm families by the #NewHampshire Farm Bureau Federation.
The common #Hoe was the most popular tool for garden #Cultivation - used in nearly 500 #Gardens.
Horse cultivators were second, used by more than 40 families.
240 gardens were tilled with a wheel cultivator, while just 14 boasted #Tractor-drawn machines to till the #Soil.