These fierce competitors are going old ... of corn picking contests. The 1936 National Championship in Ohio drew about 160,000 people. At the time, it was considered the fastest-growing sport ...

The hay mow was filled to the rafters with hay and straw bales, but the ear corn supply was gone ... I was convinced at the time that it was the worst harvest ever. I was wrong about that because ...

They worked together on the corn patch for about seven hours. Lewis joked that it made them all appreciate present-day harvesting capabilities although it was fun to do it the old-fashioned way.

In September, the full moon is known as the corn moon and stems from Native American tribes harvesting corn during this time. A corn moon ... according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.