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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



Corn Shelters. In the corn belt, large corn shellers are used for 

 shelling nearly all corn that goes to market. They are owned and operated 

 for community work the same as threshers. 



Many small hand and power corn shellers are used on farms for 

 shelling corn for feeding purposes. There are two general forms, viz., 

 the spring sheller and the cylinder sheller. All hand shellers are of the 

 first-named type, but some of the power shellers are of the second type. 

 The latter are cheaper and of simpler construction, and seldom get out of 

 order. They break the cobs badly and small pieces of cobs are more 

 numerous in the corn than when spring shellers are used. For this reason, 



FOUR-HOLE MOUNTED BELT CORN SHELLER WITH RIGHT ANGLE BELT ATTACHMENT. 1 



the spring sheller is considered superior. The unbroken cobs are much 

 better fuel. 



The larger shellers of both types are provided with a cleaning device 

 which separates chaff, husks and cobs from the shelled corn, and elevators 

 which elevate both shelled corn and cobs. 



In order to do good work, corn should be reasonably dry when 

 shelled. It is impossible for the sheller to do satisfactory work when 

 corn is so damp that the kernels are removed with difficulty. Further- 

 more, such shelled corn will heat or spoil when placed in storage. Corn 



1 Courtesy of Sandwich Manufacturing Company, Sandwich, 111. 



