Posted by rvirgil_KS on September 24, 2019 at 07:35:43 from (192.208.173.48):
In Reply to: Iowa........ corn posted by Mutt and Jeff on September 24, 2019 at 07:23:11:
Back in the "olden days" corn was picked on the ear and stored in a corn crib. There were spaces between the side boards on the crib, or in a snow fence ring so air could move through and ventilate and dry the corn.
As the corn settled the ears would wedge together. A corn rake was used to pull the ears down out of the pile when taking it from the crib.
A "store bought" rake looked like a 4 tine pitch fork with tines bent over 90 degrees. A lot of home made styles were adapted.
My dad did a lot of corn shelling for neighbors back in the 50's and 60's and always carried a couple or rakes and scoop shovels on the sheller.
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