Show old scottish custom when harvesting time came in scotland the prettiest girl among the workers in the harvest field was chosen to cut the last sheat sheaf of cl corn and to decorate it she was known as the hairst queen harvest barvest queen she had to carry the sheaf to the farmhouse to the accompaniment compani ment of 0 bagpipes and fiddles where the sheaf was hung from the rafters in the kitchen and a dance took place in its honor bonor sometimes ceres the goddess of corn was represented as a doll the hairst queen having cut the final handful of corn would tic it up with ribbons and deck it ou in honor ot of the goddess |