Nothing is more discouraging than to go out to what should be a tidy little spot to do a bit of mending or minor job of carpentry and find earth encrusted garden trowels, weeders, and such gear scattered all over the work bench.
"If You're Going to Live in the Country"
Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
Claw-hand weeders are convenient for loosening the soil close to the plants, and small-sized garden rakes can be used between the rows as soon as the seedlings appear.
"Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study"
Ontario Ministry of Education
Thus, every vineyard should have a spring-tooth and a disc harrow, one of the several types of weeders, a one-horse and a sulky cultivator.
"Manual of American Grape-Growing"
U. P. Hedrick