Harvesting corn in a $300,000, eight-row combine is a solitary, highly mechanized business. Such was not always the case. Up through the late 1930s, most corn was picked not by machine, but by hand.

This article was originally published with the title “ Improved Corn Husker and Feed Cutter ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 13 No. 43 (July 1858), p. 337 doi:10.1038 ...

Every year, millions of bushels of corn are processed into countless products. The &#8220corn belt” is the name given to that region of the United States where corn is the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Corn Husking Machine ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 12 No. 18 (January 1857), p. 137 doi:10.1038 ...

“A large field of hybrid corn to provide the setting for the husking contest,” noted an article in the Oct. 2, 1941, Reedsburg Times Press. In addition to the corn husking contest, a horse and ...

The Eastern Iowa Corn Huskers competition on Dec. 19, 1933, was held at the theater with the giant corn sign, of course A dozen expert huskers gathered on stage and worked feverishly to husk as ...