Name/TitleTurnip hoe (Picker)
About this objectThe hoe was used for removing turnip 'shells' after the sheep had eaten them down to ground level. In this way the root, which contains an acrid juice detrimental to the stomach of the sheep is left in the ground. (Stephens' Book of the Farm' 4th ed. 1888, Division 1, pp 176-7, fig. 80.)
Medium and MaterialsHead: iron
Handle: ash wood
MeasurementsLength: 1010 mm
Head width: 40 mm
Head Length: 65 mm
Object Typehoe
Object numberSTMEA:A.1062
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
