World's Largest Hoe

World's Largest Hoe FARM HOME Miscellaneous 5-5-3 When growers have a big annual grass problem in soybeans, American Hoechst Corp., believes it takes a big remedy. And they've got it in the world's largest hoe. It weighs 600 lbs. and has a 9-ft. by 10-ft. blade, and a handle that stretches 34 ft. The larger-than life size hoe was all part of a TV commercial concept developed jointly by American Hoechst and their agency, the Ken Schmidt Co., Milwaukee, Wis. (From Agri-Marketing magazine.)

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