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 ho
a the handheld, walking "setters" described in "Raising
Tobacco."
Wilton
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From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes"
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP
There was one of those corn
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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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. I thought
about keeping it but had nowhere to put it and not sure what I would
have done with it had I kept it. I think some Amish guy bought it, they
go for t
Thanks.
Not any superstitions that I'm aware of.
Wilton
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From: "David & Kristin Gilmore via Mercedes"
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Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP
On 3/13/2015 10:52 PM, WILTON
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
ar
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 hoe
