Ear Of Corn Commemorates Harvest Of 94

Ear Of Corn Commemorates Harvest Of 94 AG WORLD Ag World 19-6-20 Sonke Petersen likes to keep busy during the off-season, and last year he found a project that kept him occupied for a good six weeks. The Stewartville, Minn., farmer made a giant ear of corn to commemorate the record 1994 harvest. "There never was more than in `94," proclaims a side on the side of the giant ear. Petersen's creation is a 22-in. long by 5 1/2-in. dia. ear of field corn. It's mounted on a toy wood-wheeled wagon "pulled" by a team of toy draft horses commanded by a toy driver. Petersen painstakingly glued over 6,000 kernels onto a cob carved out of wood. "He'd work in the shop sometimes 'til 3 or 4 in the morning, then go feed the cattle, then go right back to it," says Petersen's wife, Corrine. The wagon, team and driver are all handcrafted as well, she notes. They were made by an elderly man in Conger, Minn. Even leather harnesses are hand-crafted, she adds. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Sonke Petersen, 2207 Ave. N.W., Stewartville, Minn. 55976-9701 (ph 507 533-8193).

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