Posted by migraine on January 04, 2009 at 20:24:27 from (67.182.151.248):
In Reply to: hard work on the farm posted by ericlb on January 04, 2009 at 18:44:11:
Yea, mostly bad thoughts are associated with that job. Neighbor had a small private seed corn and oats operation and used the local teenagers to help with that awful itchy and sweaty job. Break off the tassels just right not too short not damage the stalk so it could receive the pollin from the male. My brothers actually did more than I but when I heard the girls on the crew got quite skimpy clothed by mid afternoon I had to go help a few days also. I can honestly say that the "sights" were not worth the pain. Few years later they built a machine high boy with choppers that went down the row and cut the tassels off. Much better idea. I will rather walk soybean fields all day in the hot sun pulling weeds that detasseling. Migraine
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