Corn Harvest Festival - Corn Picking

corn harvest time at Living History Farms a time for the young to learn a chance for the older folks to remember an occasion to compare the best of yesterday's methods with today's mechanization you guys will try peg been grabbing it peg and he lays across your the poem your hand and sticks out the end and you hit it back Hannity peg God called back and the hook is like you see here what shit you just make a pass by it and grab here and throw the wagon on one pass handpicking two mules a wagon dawn till after dark a day's work a week's work a month for the festival's contestants ten minutes and an ear count elmer carlson a champion from the days when men outnumbered machines a winner then a winner now every little thing counts you know if you're in the real competition you'll get your hook bent in the right shape and get down to the minimum amount of clothes and take on a little brown sugar before I start asking lay off the heavy food how's it 23:15 yeah that's about half speed anyway I'm on the wagon you you