Ok, I scratchbuilt an HO scale corn crib, based on the childhood memory of one on my grandfather’s farm. The photography isn’t so great, but you get the idea. It still needs some weathering on the roof as well.
Has anyone out there ever found anything that would make decent looking ears of field corn (HO)? I’m thinking some kind of seed perhaps. Any ideas? Comments on the crib?
What about rice grains - particularly brown rice? Of course you could spray / dye it whatever color you want, and the size seems acceptable - although a bit oversize.
I think I’m going to give the grass seed idea a try. Sounds like the easiest path to take. I looked for orchard grass seeds on the internet and about all I could find were 100 lb bags or larger. That would be quite a yield for the small farm I have planned! Since I only need a tablespoon or so, I’ll give the partial bag of fescue I have in my garage a try instead. It still looks like it’s a wee bit too large, but I think it will work for my purposes. Thanks for the ideas!
Forgot to ask… are you talking whole ears of corn, or corn cobs. I would think on a farm it would be whole ears. However, at my Grandmom’s in southern Illinois in the 40s/50s, she had a shed that was filled with corn cobs. Noooo, they weren’t used for “that”, they were used for fuel in the cook stove and kindling for the pot belly stove - that burned coal.