CORN HUSKS FOR TAMALE COVERS 193 



corn and husks the ears are broken off from the stalks entire, and 

 placed in convenient piles, around which the operators sit while 

 breaking or cutting out the ears without great disturbance of the 

 coverings, which are placed in neat bales of about sixty pounds 

 each, in which they are sent to the buyer. The price is variable, 

 and has ranged in different years from four to fifteen cents a pound. 



