I grew up in Central Illinois. De-tasseling was a rite of passage. Hot scratchy work. Although it was hot as blazes, you had to cover your arms in long-sleeved flannel shirts and long pants and squeeze between rows of corn. Sack lunches under the noon day sun. It was one of the few jobs you could get before you were 16. Now that I have worked in agriculture in the South, my response to those who ask, "But did you ever pick cotton?" is "No, but I de-tasseled corn and I walked (soy) beans. That's the Corn Belt equivalent." BTW, my husband, who grew up in small town NC, said Mayberry seemed more like a Midwestern town. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
