This part shows broomcorn almost ready to cut. Notice the heads. They look like the old-style brooms because those brooms were made from broomcorn (why else would it be called that?). And notice the seeds on the heads. Those are the things you did not want in your clothes with you. Sure, you would get hot. Cutting days averaged 102 to 106 degrees, and all those freshly broken stalks would raise the humidity up to about 150 percent, so you had to be careful not to overheat. I did only once, but that was plenty. So you would get hot, but there was always a tank (Kansans say pond) where you could take a cool dip on your way home. Just remember to bring a change of clothes. In this part we also get a fairly good shot of a broomcorn barn. Not that the sides are open. That lets air flow through to dry the broomcorn heads. The barn in this part looks to be already full. This part ends with a shot of the seed lying in a big pile as a result of the heads being run through a threshing machine.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 10:57:14 +0000
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