Object of scorn for many

Several years ago I had a student whose family has a large farm operation and she frequently de-tasseled corn. I remember her saying that it was considered difficult or yukky work, but she didn't mind. (She was always upbeat, positive and cheerful. I suspect it didn't hurt that she's 5'10" or so!) So here's a corn tassel (a “staminate inflorescence”); photo taken outside of Fremont, Ohio.

“How to Detassel Corn”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L2G99eoKHA

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Zea_mays&rank=binomial

1 year ago (“The pad is poured!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-08-28
2 years ago (“Datura metel”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-08-28
3 years ago (“Second [self-] challenge”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-08-28
4 years ago (“State Fair ‘monster’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-08-28

[ IMG_4901S8x12tm :: f/7.1 :: 1/125" :: ISO-800 :: 43mm ]

[Jane Anderson]

It's good to be reminded of the work people did to make our grocery stores so bountiful. http://365project.org/cejaanderson/runners-up/2014-06-19

[Sheralee S]

That's really interesting Thom. I would never have known that was done.