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a very satisfactory class of work. These are 
quite expensive and are usually owned by 
parties who go from place to place husking the 
crop at so much per bushel and shredding or 
cutting the fodder at the same time. The Key- 
stone husker and shredder (Fig. 38) and the St. 
Albans shredder (Fig. 39) are two of the prom- 
inent shredders on the market, and the manu- 
facturers of the Keystone thus explain its 
operations: 
‘The stalks are fed to the machine with the ears of corn 
on. The feed rollers crush the stalks thoroughly and pass 
them on to the knives, which cut them into fodder, or to the 
shredder head, which tears the fodder into fine shreds, leay- 
ing it in very much the same condition as hay. The fodder 
elevator then carries it to the mow of the barn or to the shed 
or stack. The feed rollers do not crush the ears of corn, but 
simply snap them off the stalks. The ears drop to the husk- 
ing rollers beneath the feeding platform, where the husks 
and silks are taken off. The husks and silks are passed out 
with the fodder and the ears of corn drop to an elevator 
which delivers them to the wagon or crib.” 
This machine is a great invention, and in 
large corn-growing districts should be an im- 
portant factor in the economy of handling and 
saving the crop. The husking is done as well 
as is usually done by hand. 
Shredding.—The shredded fodder will keep 
satisfactorily in the mow if well dried when 
put in, but if it is damp it will mold. Care 
should be taken to avoid shredding damp fod- 
der. This material is very valuable for feed 
