174 HOW TO MAKE SILAGE. 



Corn cutters have been made by various manufacturers of 

 late years and have proved quite satisfactory, althoug-h they re- 

 quire more hand labor than the corn harvesters and do not leave 

 the corn tied up and in as convenient shape for loading on the 

 wagons as these do. It is also necessary to use care with the 

 sledge type of corn cutter, as numerous cases are on record where 

 both men and horses have been injured by getting in front of 

 the knives, which project from the sides. 



Fig. 52. Low-down rack for hauling fodder corn. 



A low down rack for hauling corn from the field is shown in 

 the accompanying illustration (Fig. 52). It has been used for 

 some years past at the Wisconsin Station, and is a great con- 

 venience in handling corn, saving both labor and time. These 

 racks not only dispense with a man upon the wagon when 

 loading, but they materially lessen the labor of the man who 

 takes the corn from the ground, for it is only the top of the load 

 which needs to be raised shoulder-high; again, when it comes to 

 unloading, the man can stand on the floor or ground and simply 

 draw the corn toward him and lay it upon the table of the 

 cutter, without stooping over and without raising the corn up to 

 again throw it down. A plank that can easily be hitched on 

 behind the truck will prove convenient for loading, so that the 

 loader can pick up his armful and, walking up the plank, can 

 drop it without much exertion. 



If wilted fodder corn is to be siloed it should be shocked in 

 the field to protect it as much as possible from rain before haul- 

 ing it to the cutter. 



