COEN HARVESTING 



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FIG. 95. SLED CORN CUTTER, WITH AUTOMATIC KNIFE GUARDS. 



183. The sled cutter (Fig. 95) . This implement consists 

 essentially of a sled on wheels ; on one edge of this sled or 

 low platform is attached a long, sharp knife, sloping 

 backward at an oblique angle to the row of corn. 

 The sled is driven 

 near enough to 

 the row for the 

 slanting knife to 

 cut the corn with 

 a sliding cut. 



A man, standing 

 on the platform, 

 catches the cut corn 

 in his arms; when 

 he has an armful, 

 he stops the team 

 and places the corn 

 on the nearest 

 shock. The cost of FIG. 96. A HOME-MADE SLED CORN CUTTER. 



