Potatoes and corn have got their first hoeing.

But clouds came over when the corn was at the first hoeing, and terror and disappointment stormed upon the land.

This first hoeing is a gigantic task: it is your first trial of strength with the never-sleeping forces of Nature.

When the plants are two or three inches high, they receive their first hoeing, which merely levels the ground evenly.

If all of 'em grow, it's easier to pull up one stalk at the first hoeing than to plant over again.

The only drawback to my rejoicing over the finishing of the first hoeing is, that the garden now wants hoeing the second time.

Corn is past its first hoeing; wheat approaches the ear; flax holds up to the light and dew the bowls of its clear blue blooms.