I have used one of these as a kid, only with a metal blade to pick corn off the standing corn stalks. I think we called them "corn huskers also. But we used them to pick not husk the cob of corn? We also had corn knives to cut the stalk off at the ground to use it for cattle fodder. My haven't the times changed. I do wish there was some standing corn around here for the deer to be eating as it was 14 below last night.
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I have used one of these as a kid, only with a metal blade to pick corn off the standing corn stalks. I think we called them "corn huskers also. But we used them to pick not husk the cob of corn? We also had corn knives to cut the stalk off at the ground to use it for cattle fodder. My haven't the times changed.
ReplyDeleteI do wish there was some standing corn around here for the deer to be eating as it was 14 below last night.