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To: nascarnation
and de-tassling corn!

LOL! I think it's called 'shucking'.

60 posted on 06/19/2014 12:42:36 PM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a Person as created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)
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To: MamaTexan

Oh no, LOL

Shucking corn is taking off the leaves after picking

De-tassling is done in the field

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detasseling


69 posted on 06/19/2014 12:48:30 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: MamaTexan

You de-tassle seed corn to create a hybrid. That way the plant doesn’t polenate itself.


81 posted on 06/19/2014 12:59:14 PM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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