Teenagers Beginning Their Summer Day Detasseling Corn in Fields near New Ulm, Minnesota.
The Hybrid Corn Seed for the Following Year Is Obtained in This Manner. It Is One Way for Young People to Make Money From the Seed Corn Companies. The Youths Earn Their Pay. It Can Be Cold, Wet Work Early in the Morning When the Tall Corn Plants Are Covered with Heavy Dew. Then It Can Get Hot and Muggy as the Sun Climbs Overhead. Photographer: Schulke, Flip, 1930-2008. Original public domain image from Flickr