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power used is a gasoline engine, or more commonly the team off the 

 husking wagon. After the wagon end gate is removed and the corn 

 begins to fall into the hopper behind, the front end of the wagon 

 gradually rises at the same time the corn is being elevated into the 

 crib. A single crib may be filled from the side by moving several 

 times. An overhead carrier is usually hung in the gable of a double 

 crib, and chutes are arranged at intervals to transfer the corn to the 

 cribs on each side. The time required depends upon the size of the 

 load, the power at hand, and the pitch of the carrier. I^Drty to fifty 

 bushels can be unloaded in four to five minutes. The fact that the 



CORN PICKER AT WORK. 

 Used in large fields where little turning is necessary. 



husker does not have to shovel when arriving at the crib allows time 

 to gather more corn. Ten bushels extra on an average can be so 

 picked. 



STORING CORN. — Principles Involved. The principles of stor 

 ing corn are : 



(V) The admittance of as much air as possible from the out- 

 side to come in contact with the corn. 



(2) The escape of the heated air in the crib rapidly and 

 without interruption. 



(3) The exclusion of moisture from the crib. 



