User:Wayne camick

Glossary of Agriculturally based coloquial phrases. " He /She picked a tough row to hoe" refers to hand hoeing of weeds in a garden. A tough row to hoe could be hard or roccky soil or a row with tall weeds. this phrase is often misquoted in the Press as " a tough road to hoe"! The quote "never put all your eggs in one basket" is also very commonly used in the Press. It refers to the days when Farm children would be assigned to collect eggs from the Laying Barn. The eggs were put in wicker or wire baskets until the automation of egg collection in the 1960's. The pathwya from the Barn to the house where eggs were washed and stored was pften rutted, muddy or snow and ice packed. It was common for the egg collector to slpi and fall thereby breaking the eggs in one but not both baskets. The chances of having fresh eggs for the breakast cook was much better if you didnt put all your eggs in one basket. "never look a gift horse in the mouth!" This quote is in reference to checking the age of a horse by counting teeth. If you are ever given a Horse as a gift it is very rude to check it's age,just say thanks!.