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"throw board" on one side of the wagon box; the team is 

 driven through the field astride one row, and the man picks 

 the two rows at the side of the wagon, the team stepping 

 ahead slowly as the husking progresses. The high board 

 on the opposite side of the wagon aids the husker in striking 

 the box. From these wagons the corn is shovelled into 

 cribs, where it is stored until used. In the South, the ears 

 are simply snapped from the stalks, the husks being left on 

 to protect the grain from insects. 



Fig. 26. 



Husking corn from the standing stalks. The usual method 

 of harvesting. 



During the last few years, machine pickers have been 

 invented and are now in use to some extent. These machines 

 must be driven over each row of corn ; a set of rolls pulls off 

 the ears and takes off the husks; the husked ears are then 

 elevated into a wagon which is driven beside the husker as it 

 goes across the field. These machines, of course, can not 

 husk corn under all conditions as clean as it can be done by 



