234 CORN CROPS 



the plants. Later, wheels were substituted for runners 

 and seats were provided for the men. Some cutters have 

 large platforms to carry the green fodder until enough has 

 been accumulated for a shock. There is no labor saved 



Fig. 7S. — A two-ruw tnin i_ utter niuuntcd on wheels. The two operators 

 stand between the wheels. 



by having a large platform, and the most popular type 

 is that in which there is room for only a large armful to 

 be collected at a time. 



The corn hinder 



161. The first successful corn binders were introduced 

 about 1895 and have steadily increased in popularity. 

 The corn is bound in bundles of convenient size, and with 

 a bundle carrier six to eight bundles may be collected 

 before dropping windrows to be shocked up later or drawn 

 to the silo. 



