husking


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The residents had complained of environmental pollution and health hazards being caused by dust emanating during the husking mills' operation.
16 millers fined over environmental pollution
Many stories describe the days of husking corn by hand.
The device was described as a "husking thimble." After that, the floodgates opened: Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of unpatented husking devices were produced.
Right tool for the job: small, hand-held tools drove America's corn harvest for decades
Why did they participate in corn husking and quilting bees?
Eastman Johnson, American, 1824-1906. Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket, 1876
The husk must always be removed by hand or husking machinery.
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Since reading with renewed interest about.com husking contests, I have an important question.
Editor's note: Each state.com husking contest is conducted independently, but a random poll of persons connected with the events says it's unlikely open-pollinated.com is used.
What.com is used in husking contests?
One of the best descriptions of husking (or hulling) walnuts in times past is in Mildred A.
Look to the trees for hard-shell delicacies: walnuts and pecans are wintertime staples and yearlong recipe essentials, and there's no reason to rely on commercial-growers
When I saw the photos in your magazine of children husking corn without eye protection I was horrified.
Protect children's eyes when husking!
In past years the club has hosted Ohio Corn Husking competitions.
Fall shows offer different perspective: hands-on husking contests give glimpse of the past
For some, husking pegs are historic remnants of bygone days.
Husking at 90: old-time farm chore keeps Ohio woman young
Many farmers who needed corn fodder for cattle feed took advantage of this fact, cutting and shocking their corn early and husking out the ears after the fall plowing was done.
Aww shucks! Harvesting corn in the good old days was a down-and-dirty business
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