HARVESTING 



'57 



Use of Shredder — In the big corn growing- sec- 

 tions the fodder shredder and husker is becoming more 



Fig 43— Filling Silo with Blower 



This is the very latest in silo filling machinery. A powerful fan drives the 

 cut cornstalks through the long blowpipe into the silo. It is as much superior 

 to the old style of elevator as the wind stacker of the modern thresher is to 

 the old bell stacker. By using a flexible spout at the upper end, the cut corn 

 can be directed to any part of the silo. There are no belts and pulleys to get out 

 of order. It is for sale by all the leading manufacturers of silo machinery. 



and more popular. The first objection to this machine 

 was that there was difficulty in keeping the shredded 



