While it's hard work in the hot sun, it does have its rewards, said Bennett, a Galesburg resident and Gull Lake student who is in his second summer of detasseling.
"Money doesn't just come down to you. It teaches you how life is going to be," said the industrious young man who will start high school this fall.
....."Lori Bennett, whose family moved to Galesburg about four years ago from Lansing, said when she first heard about corn detasseling, she wasn't sure she wanted her son to do it.
"I'm a city girl. What do you mean you're taking my son out to corn detassel?" she said of her initial reaction.
But now she's a convert.
She praised the company her son works for: "They had great informational meetings," and "they operate in a very professional manner."
And she sees the work as "a great job for young boys."
"One of my neighbors said, 'If you put corn detasseling on a job application or resume, they will know you can work really hard,'" she said."...... Source
