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Corn husking pegs were a precursor to tools like the corn hook. The Lillie corn husker consisted of a metal hook riveted to a formed piece of leather that straps around the hand and wrist. History Nebraska.
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The huge exhibit of farm machinery was the biggest ever seen at a corn husking contest. The NBC radio network carried a live "bang by bang" description of the national contest. (The contest was sometimes called the “Battle of the Bangboards” because ears tossed by contestants would crash into a raised board on the far side of the wagon.)
A GRIND FROM START TO FINISH
Contestants used a steel peg or hook strapped to their hand to tear the shucks open on the corn. Many huskers wore gloves but some shucked barehanded. The method mostly used in husking was to grip an ear with the left hand, yank off the husk with the right hand, twist the ear from the stalk with the right hand and throw the ear into the wagon with the right hand. Because the ground was muck from the rain, the contest at Dell Rapids was a grind from start to finish. During the 80-minute contest, there were no time-outs for rest and no stops for water. The huskers were tough – some would finish the competition with knuckles bleeding and fingers raw. Ted Balko of Redwood Falls, Minn., won the contest at Dell Rapids by husking a gross of 1,620
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