Until I was nineteen, I rogued and detasseled corn, walked beans, and bailed hay.
The only one I actually enjoyed was the roguing, but all of them brought in money in rural areas in which cushy jobs weren’t available.
I am glad I did it all. It further encouraged a good work ethic.
Oh, and I realized just how nice it could feel to simply take a shower and sit down with a soda. It’s never better than after truly hard work.
hey, I’ve de-tasseled corn, rode the machine with 5 others. first day our hands bled,but no one quit— we wrapped them in tape, and at the end (about 3 weeks) we were tough as leather