Detasseling crews are hard at work in the heat

That summer rite of passage which many young people undergo in Mid West agricultural communities is well underway.

The job of roguing and detasseling seed corn fields is a thankless task. The job takes place in the heat of summer. Workers walk up and down rows of corn with little air circulation. That is just one of the trials the workers endure along with the blazing summer sun.

This summer a number of Nuckolls County youthful residents are earning money by heading to the fields.

The students in this area are employed by S & J Detasseling, a Hastings firm. The company hires students from Nuck...

 

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