Well, we always have Aristophanes to remind us of our folly!
A smart hoe boy doesn’t work in the heat of the day rather he gets up early to work in the cool morning and by 1 pm is sitting in the shade. Takes a nap in the afternoon and returns to his work in the evening. I had “Big Bertha” a 1940’s model with a tapered handle and filed edge going after pig weed in the pumpkins.
Hell yes!