The helicopter beanie cap seen on the silly crow was thought to have been popularized in 1947 by a science fiction author named Ray Faraday Nelson. It would become a trademark of the Beany and Cecil TV show in 1962.
The farmer's kitchen has the very latest model of refrigerator, but an old fashioned wood-burning stove. The topic of whether the fridge light turned off when the door was closed was the subject of many jokes over the decades.
As was a hallmark of the era, the background details were beautiful and drawn to careful detail, especially the dried cornstalks interspersed with ripening pumpkins.
The music heard during the cannonball gag was featured on the album "The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936-1958". It is part of the "Powerhouse and Other Cuts from the Early 50's" track, although an alternate take not used in the final cartoon was heard.