Detasseling Information
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of what to expect about work and what you will need.
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Information About the Work
What to expect:
- Buses leave from Allegan High School at 5:30 am, Otsego Middle School at 5:45 am, Plainwell High School at 6:00 am, Delton Middle School at 5:45 am, and from Gull Lake High School at 6:00 am.
- We will arrive in the fields and start working at 7:00 am.
- Water breaks will be taken as needed.
- Lunch is 30 minutes unpaid.
- Bring change to call for your ride home.
- We will arrive back at the schools between 3:30 and 4:30.
Reminders:
- Detasseling is not summer camp. Detasseling is work!
- I have been in the corn fields for over 12 years, detasseling can be enjoyable.
- You must be 13 to work.
- I will be the only one calling you about detasseling. If someone else besides myself calls you just let them know you are already working for Joe Simmons.
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Items You Will Need
- Pack a lunch in a small one person cooler. Do not pack lunches together. Workers could be at different ends of the field at lunch time so I want to make sure everyone will have his/hers lunch at lunch time.
- Corn will be wet in the mornings, from the dew. Rain gear is recommended to keep you dry.
- Sunscreen for face, ears, arms, and back of the neck.
- Bring a hat to keep the sun off your head.
- Your feet will get wet, old tennis shoes work the best (do not wear sandals).
- Gloves that fit tight and dry quickly.
- You can wear shorts if you would like.
- Write your name on anything you bring to work (i.e. your lunch and rain gear).
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