Wooden implements, especially ploughs and harrows, continued to be used into the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. There are numerous photographs of them being used in the Western Isles and Northern Isles, areas where traditional farming practices and techniques continued the longest. But they also survived in mainland Scotland until after the Second World War.
They were, for example, advertised at a large number of displenishing sales in north-east Scotland in 1950. These included:
Mill of Keig, Keig (and iron harrows) (11 February 1950)
Rashiepans, Cuminestown (22 February 1950)
Blackbog, Oldmeldrum (and 2 sets iron harrows) (25 February 1950)
Crichneylade, Fyvie (1 April 1950)
South Culsh, New Deer (22 April 1950)
Berryslacks, Hatton (and iron harrows) (1 May 1950)
Netherhall, Insch (1 May 1950)
Hillside, Mormond, Strichen (as well as iron harrows) (2 May 1950)
No. 4 Roadside Croft, Crimond, Lonmay (and iron harrows) (4 May 1950)
Broadshade, Skene (and iron harrows) (4 May 1950)
Hillside, Greeness, Turriff (also iron harrows) (4 May 1950)
Cairnpark, Fintray (and iron harrows) (5 May 1950)
Fechnie, Kinellar (and iron harrows) (6 May 1950)
Inverveddie, Longside (also 4 set iron harrows) (9 May 1950)
Viewfield, Cairnorrie, Methlick (10 May 1950)
Moss-side of Teuchar (11 May 1950)
Damfolds, Netherdale, Marnoch (11 May 1950)
Hindstones, New Aberdour (11 May 1950)
Bogdavie, Fyvie (11 May 1950)
Tillymauld, New Blyth (12 May 1950)
Moss-side, Allathan, New Deer (and 2 sets iron harrows) (13 May 1950)
Glashmore, Drumoak (as well as 2 sets iron harrows) (13 May 1950)
Loanhead, Rathen (as well as iron harrows) (13 May 1950)
Bankhead, Insch (15 May 1950)
Hosefield, Ellon (light wooden harrows) (15 May 1950)
South Redbog, Strichen (2 sets) (16 May 1950)
Coldswells, Craigston (18 May 1950)
Banks, Cairnie, Huntly (and 2 sets iron harrows) (18 May 1950)
Banks, Cairnie, Huntly (and 2 sets iron harrows (19 May 1950)
Auchandhandoch, Glass, Huntly (and iron harrows) (20 May 1950)
Parkshire, Alford (as well as iron harrows) (23 May 1950)
Holmlea, Longmanhill (2 September 1950)
Abbotshaugh, New Deer (17 October 1950)
Harperhill, Marnoch (18 November 1950)
