Two weeks ago we published
this story about the corn harvest at Conrad Farms in Bixby, Oklahoma. At the time, the corn wasn't quite ready to harvest.
This morning I got a chance to catch up with one of the crews at Conrad Farms as they harvested the corn.
Vernon Conrad explained that the corn is planted in stages so that they can extend the harvest over a longer period of time.
The harvest, which is done by hand, starts in the early morning. Workers walk through the rows of corn, tearing off the ears of corn and then throwing them through the air into a trailer that follows the workers just outside the rows of corn.
It felt good to be outside in the pretty, early-morning light, before the day got too hot.
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Reymundo Aguilera picks corn and throws it into a trailer during harvest at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Workers pick the corn early and deliver it to the market before it gets too hot. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Natiuidad Gonzalez and other workers walk through a cornfield east of Bixby High School, harvesting Silver King corn by hand for sale at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Norberto Gonzalez drives a tractor and watches workers pick corn during harvest at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Luis Acevedo and Naiuidad Gonzalez throw corn into the back of a trailer at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Workers pick the corn by hand before taking it to the market in Bixby. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Workers walk through a cornfield east of Bixby High School during harvest for Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. They picked Silver King corn early on Wednesday morning. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Luis Acevedo, Natiuidad Gonzalez and Reymundo Aguilera (from left to right) ride in a trailer with the corn they just harvested by hand at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Jesus Ramirez (left) and Norberto Gonzalez (right) put harvested corn into bushells in the back of a trailer at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
Workers unload bushels of corn at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
The morning sun shines through dust stirred up by a tractor after workers harvested corn at Conrad Farms on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World
