Besides the use of the supporting stalk as decor, the dried husks are valued by crafters to the extent that artificial husks are available for purchase.

Corn stalks were bundled into "fodder shocks" — stalks, ears, tassels, and all — and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock.

These harbingers of fall also encourage people across the country to start swapping out their seasonal décor. Whether you want to decorate indoors or out, corn stalks are a great starting point.

Corn stalks were bundled into “fodder shocks” — stalks, ears, tassels and all — and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock.

Many farmers and roadside retailers make financial hay selling multicolored ears of Indian corn, pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and straw bales for home decorating.

Corn stalks were bundled into "fodder shocks" -- stalks, ears, tassels and all -- and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock.

Corn stalks were bundled into "fodder shocks" — stalks, ears, tassels and all — and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock.

Decorating will help you clear the old corn stalks from your garden, and put those pumpkins and gourds to good decorative use.

Corn stalks were bundled into “fodder shocks” — stalks, ears, tassels and all — and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock.

Corn stalks were bundled into "fodder shocks" -- stalks, ears, tassels and all -- and stacked upright around light poles and near entries, and fed to livestock.

Many farmers and roadside retailers make financial hay selling multicolored ears of Indian corn, pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and straw bales for home decorating.