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From: "Gerald & Ruth Ann Thies" <>
Subject: RE: Re:what de heck is de tasselling
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 16:02:56 -0500
In-Reply-To: <005f01c370a4$0e1795c0$d5d90244@Donna>


Hi,

Here in Southern Illinois, we always de tasseled corn. It was a good job
for teenagers but that was a lot of years ago, don't do it anymore.

Ruth Ann




-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Cotter [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 10:14 AM
To:
Subject: Re: Re:what de heck is de tasselling

Leslie,

De tasseling is done by large commercial seed companies like "Pioneer".
It is to get a hybrid seed corn. It is not done by local farmers.

Donna
.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lesli Shaheen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: Re:what de heck is de tasselling


> Sallie,
>
> As far as I know, detasseling has been around for a long time. It is
done
in quite a few states that I know of. I haven't heard of the bagging
that
you are talking about, but I will ask about it. Detasseling is part of
a
cross pollination process in order to raise better varieties of corn.
>
> Lesli
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Charles Johnson
> To: Lesli Shaheen
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 9:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Re:what de heck is de tasselling
>
>
> Hi Lesli,
>
> I just joined this mailing list and yours was the first e-mail that
I
read. I was raised in the country and had never heard of detasselling
corn.
Called my mother, who is nearly 80, and she had never heard of it. She
said
that they used burlap bags to put over the tops to get seed for the next
year.
>
> Sallie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lesli Shaheen
> To:
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 1:28 AM
> Subject: Re:what de heck is de tasselling
>
>
> Detasselling is something that is done in the corn belt. You take
two
rows
> of corn and walk down between them as you break off the "tassels"
on
the top
> of the corn stalks. These become the females plants. When you
get to
the
> end of the rows (it can be a long walk if the feild is long) you
skip
two
> rows of corn that will not be detasseled, becoming the male
plants.
Then go
> to the next two and detassel those. The process repeats itself.
Just
part
> of the propogation of the plant. It is usually done to raise
better
seed
> corn that will be sold at market.
>
> I did it many years ago when almost everyone walked the rows. Now
most can
> ride a machine that has "baskets" attached to long arms. You ride
in
the
> "basket" and detassel as it goes down the row. To do this, you
must
be
> quick. If you miss pulling a tassel you go back. It's a lot of
fun
if you
> like to wake up very early, get wet, muddy, hot, and cut by corn.
> Definitely a teenage job. Oh the memories.
>
> Consider this my labor day contribution.
>
> Lesli
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynda" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:19 PM
> Subject: Re:what de heck is de tasselling
>
>
> > ok so beat me I was raised in the city,what the heck is this de
> > tasselling thing?
> > Lynda
> >
> >
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