His complexion was ruddy and he had a stubble of beard. His white stubble around the cheeks well passed for a French beard. Several companies manufacture beard trimmers designed to maintain the designer stubble look. The moustache was much thicker than the stubble. The scalp is not shaved with a razor, but only very short stubble is left. His face is not idealised; he is middle-aged with light stubble and greying hair. Some farmers burn the stubble after harvest. Otherwise, the ragweed will grow and mature and produce seeds in the small grain stubble. In the winter, it grazes on plains and stubble fields, sometimes far from water. With these methods, hair tends to grow back in a rough stubble. Pseudothecia that overwinter on infected barley stubble and act as the primary inoculum. In early spring, sergeant thrushes consume corn borers (Ostrinia nubilalis) in fields with corn stubble. This began with the 1847 ordinance against reckless burn-offs of stubble and grass. Cultural methods such as removing stubble and crop rotation can be very effective. After overwintering in sources such as rice straw and stubble, the cycle repeats.