Iowa and national cornhusking contest participants relive the traditions of the olden days when corn was picked by hand.

A century has passed since the first competitors gathered to hand-harvest corn by the bushel, but the tradition remains strong at the Iowa and National Hand Cornhusking Contest, where every fall the Midwest celebrates this time-honored skill.    

Participants gathered Oct. 19-20 at the Indian Creek Historical Museum near Hastings to celebrate 100 years of hand corn picking, with...