I think most would be amazed about how uniform corn stalks on level
ground are in our modern times of engineered corn--this assumes the
ground is fairly level. On hills, in many areas, the top soil will have
washed down the slopes leaving the hill tops lacking for the stalk's
development. You will notice the soil isn't as black and in many areas
exposing small rocks and subsoil.
Before the era of Monsanto, corn was often taller ranging into the 6+'
range. I would guess that they've engineered the corn to be less stalk
and more product.
One thing you'll need to add is a sign from either De Kalb or Pioneer at
the end of the field. For small backyard corn patches, don't forget the
scarecrow with some crows sitting on it's shoulders.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Hi Rich:
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>,
"richgajnak" wrote:
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>
> Looks great, Trevor.
Thank you! (And thanks to others for their kind words, too.)
> I was wondering if the HO cornstalks would be suitable for S. I was
thinking of using the O Scale stalks (when I get around to it...) I'll
be able to save a couple of bucks now. There's more in the HO pack
than in the O pack.
I too considered the O scale stalks, but they're about 2" tall. I
think it's better to err on the side of caution here: corn that's
slightly under-size can be the result of, say, poor growing conditions
that year, or maybe it was planted late, or maybe it's a little
earlier in the season. The corn I planted - the HO corn - is
approximately 1" tall. As someone else pointed out, a field of corn
will have a certain amount of variation in height - and the stalks
from JTT are also varied. Frankly, they're the nicest models of corn
I've ever seen.
Cheers!
- Trevor
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Trevor Marshall
Port Rowan in 1:64
I model a steam-era Canadian National branch line terminal in S scale,
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