Originally posted by Gladi8er65:

If ever there were a time when the "tutorial" Raven was needed it would be the first time a player equips the Hoe... Even a message that says "While flattening ground, the spot you click will raise or lower to match the spot you are standing on", which would go a long way for a new user to understand how it works.

I want to say this message exists within the game already somewhere. It's not from the bird and might be a loading screen hint but I really feel I read this in game...somewhere.