Christian County though my dad's family was from Trigg and Lyon counties
in various ways, western KY
--R
On 3/14/15 5:03 PM, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Rich Thomas wrote:
There was one of those corn shellers in the barn when I sold the farm in
KY, had an auction beforehand, not sure
Rich Thomas wrote:
There was one of those corn shellers in the barn when I sold the farm in
KY, had an auction beforehand, not sure how much it brought...snip
Which county was that, Rich?
GerryWarren County
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- Original Message -
From: David Kristin Gilmore via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP
On 3/13
On 3/13/2015 10:52 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Yep, another one:
THE CORN CROP
Wilton, I really enjoy the stories you post. In my experience
it's rare for a person with a technical background to write so well.
And I like the subjects you choose - real work rather than just some
Yep, another one:
THE CORN CROP
By Wilton Strickland
Preparing the soil for corn was done much the same way as for cotton.
The same planter was used with a different seed disk installed to space
plants farther apart. The crop also required periodic plowing and chopping
with hand-held
