Posted by HENRY E NC on September 20, 2007 at 07:21:52 from (216.119.6.77):
In Reply to: Re: O/T: Corn shocks posted by georgeky on September 19, 2007 at 21:58:57:
I can remember helping shock corn. It was cut with a corn cutter (what else) that was sort of a sickle with a handle less that a yard long, had a curved blade about 20 24 inches long , the blade having a wavy edge(more like corrugation) and was sharpened on a stone that had a seat and peddles that went up and down. We would take two cutters for each man so we didnt have to walk back to the shed to sharpen until noon and evening. Anarmful was stood up and then the rest piled against that. That was in the early thirties, up until sometimes in the 40's
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