A husking hook and/or finger protector allowed the person picking to more easily grasp the ear. Those who were skilled had one ear hitting the bang board and one in the air as they were taking another ear off the stalk. If the wife helped with the picking, smaller children would sit in the wagon box as the parents picked. Country school often let out so older children could help or children might pick a row before they went to school and again after returning from school. No after school sports for country kids. The goal was to get the corn picked before Thanksgiving. Most early farms had 80 acres divided into 4 fields. Two of these might be corn. There were no soybeans. Content can be used with the following standards: 4th grade SS 4.26 Changes to Agriculture in a lesson on new tools used to make the harvesting process more efficient. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.054.004 [Hook, Husking]
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