Fall of 1950, dad in hospital, I, 15 years old took the SC Case and the GI one row snapper to get some corn for the stock. General Implement was a cheap non husker, the only thing dad could get or afford after WW2 and was no good...always plugging. That Sat morning I took a lath and the rig to the field and didn't get 100 yards before it plugged, so I put the tractor in neutral and engaged the picker, got off and with the lath tried poking the plug through the running rollers. The plug moved and instantly took the lath down with it. I reflexively grabbed the lath tighter and for the lack of mitten grip lost hold of it just inches above the rollers. The morning is as clear to me this day as that day's lesson was. All I have to do is to look at my 10 old fingers, wiggle them and think what might have been. Leo