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THE FODDER CRUSHER 



has been devised. This is made on a new principle, and is probably 

 the best machine for preparing corn stalks and other fodder for feed 

 for stock. It is durable, not liable to get out of order and makes the 

 fodder in good condition for the stock. There are two sizes made, 

 differing in the size of the cylinder. In feeding the machine the 



THE FODDER CRUSHER. 



feeder stands at the side and feeds the fodder in crossways. By this 

 process it is readily seen that the fodder will be broken up and torn 

 into shreds much better than can possibly be done by a cutting box 

 of any kind, and the fodder is left free from those sharp edges 

 produced by the cutting process when knives are used. 



THE CORN HUSKER. 



Next to a corn harvester, which so far has baffled the inventive 

 genius of mechanics, the corn husker is the greatest help to the corn 

 grower in reducing the cost of his crop. The only one in use is 



PHILLIPS' SPIRAL CORN HUSKER. 



This machine does its work thoroughly stripping every ear, large 

 or small, soft or hard, completely of its husks and silk. The stalks 

 being crushed, not torn in pieces, nor left stiff and hard, make much 

 better fodder for stock and rot more quickly in the manure heap; 

 while the husks, separated from cobs and stems, are always useful, 



