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I did not, my sister did. Any of you?
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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2 summers when I was a teenager.
Miserable [bleep] work, but the money was great for a 13/14 year old kid. As the crew dwindled down from quitters, the rest of us who were left got paid more. By the end of the first season I did it, there were only 5 or 6 of us left out of an entire busload at the outset.
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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They wouldn't hire my brother Jimmy to detassel corn because...
Jimmy cracks corn and he don't care.
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Campfire Kahuna
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To raise hybrid seedcorn you need to remove the tassel from the female corn rows.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
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Campfire 'Bwana
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To raise hybrid seedcorn you need to remove the tassel from the female corn rows. And do you have to hand pollinate before removing the tassel?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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The bull rows take care of that.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
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The cow is where you are, the bull is where you want to be.
No one gets something for nothing unless someone else got nothing for something.
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The bull rows take care of that. Not familiar with growing seed corn, so why remove the tassels if they're already pollinated? Still a risk of windblown pollination of kernels that didn't get it from the bull rows?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Campfire Kahuna
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Some male rows are left to pollinate the female rows.
The resulting seed is hybrid seedcorn, heterosis, hybrid vigor.
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The bull rows take care of that. Not familiar with growing seed corn, so why remove the tassels if they're already pollinated? Still a risk of windblown pollination of kernels that didn't get it from the bull rows? Figured it out. Dummy me. Tassels vs silks. Sheesh.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I probably did it for 6 or 8 summers for the old Garst and Thomas. Spotlighting coons was a lot more exciting and payed a lot better
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Never detasseled but did some deflowering.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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I did not, my sister did. Any of you? Re:Thread title I think I felt it move. PS: PM me your sister's digits.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Campfire Kahuna
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Some male rows are left to pollinate the female rows.
The resulting seed is hybrid seedcorn, heterosis, hybrid vigor. You been holding out on us with that dumb country act. 🤣🤦🏻 Dude works for genome laboratory, GMO agri scientist The Fauci of corn
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I did not, my sister did. Any of you? Re:Thread title I think I felt it move. PS: PM me your sister's digits. The pervster is in da house.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Ran mechanical detasselers a few summers while in highschool and college. It paid well with lots of overtime. Could make more in one month than other jobs for a whole summer. Pioneer and then Asgrow.
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Also ran the roll cutter a couple summers to take out the male rows prior to harvest.
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I detasseled corn for a little outfit called Keltgen Seed about 60 years ago. Are they still around?
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