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The Kolesars and Klementoviches stayed on; walking through the tall green corn, picking the ears.

From Time Magazine Archive

AT state and county fairs years ago, the crowning events for U.S. farmers were such contests as corn picking and husking and a tug of war between horses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stannard watched her as with firm motions she stripped the husks from the corn, picking off the clinging strands of silk daintily.

From The Camerons of Highboro by Gilchrist, Beth Bradford

I thought I was a hen, strutting about amongst ricks of corn, picking here and scratching there, followed by a whole brood of chickens, toward which I felt exceedingly benevolent and attentive.

From The Vicar's Daughter by MacDonald, George