Re: Old time farming in Illinois

Posted by toolz on November 12, 2006 at 18:23:57 from (66.158.169.70):

In Reply to: Old time farming in Illinois posted by Sam F. on November 12, 2006 at 08:11:58:

My father put in about 20 acres of popcorn when I was about 14 years old (I'm 48 now). It was sold on the cob to a commercial processer. We picked it with a New Idea mounted on a 1600 Oliver. I don't recall modifications to the snap rolls, but there probably were. We had to install special husking rolls in the husking bed due to the small ears. After harvest, it was the kid's job to walk the field and pick up lost ears (there were a lot) for our own use, and give-aways to everybody we knew. Dad had a contract with the processer with a guaranteed yield figure, so it paid pretty well. I don't think we did it more than 1 year- it was kind of a pain. Good luck with your farm.

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