LLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES. 



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 Plate I. Fig. 1. — Corn shocker unloading the shock. Fig. 2. — Corn shocker 



returning the central core 28 



II. Corn-shock loader: Fig. 1. — Loaded. Fig. 2. — Empty 30 



III. Modern corn picker 32 



IV. Husker and shredder run by gasoline engine 42 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. Corn hook 9 



2. Foot device for cutting corn 9 



3. Wooden horse used to support shock 10 



4. One-row sled harvester .' 12 



5. Two-row sled harvester 12 



6. Improved one-row sled harvester 13 



7. Corn harvester with automatic knife guards 13 



8. Two-row corn harvester with stationary lift 14 



9. Rear view of two-row corn harvester 15 



10. An early corn harvester 17 



11. Vertical corn harvester in the field 18 



12. Skeleton frame of com binder, showing chains ^ 19 



13. Frame of corn binder, showing mechanism 20 



14. Binder attachment 21 



15. Inclined corn binder, showing tilting lever and guide rod 23 



16. Corn-stubble cutter, attached to corn harvester 24 



17. Corn harvester and shocker 27 



18. A corn-picking machine 32 



19. Cylindrical feed cutter 37 



20. Self-feeding ensilage cutter with blower 38 



21. Com shredder 39 



22. Skeleton of husker and shredder 41 



23. Forms of shredder heads 42 



24. Safety device for shredder 43 



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