. Corn-harvesting machinery. Corn. 14 horizontally on a platform that is elevated about 6 inches above the cutting apparatus. On the inner side is a guide chain, which assists in directing the stalks of corn to the knife and the platform. The rear part of the machine is provided with a small wheel, above which is a tilting, lever, by means of which the dividers in front can be raised or lowered to gather up the lodged corn until it comes in con- tact with the endless chain, which carries it backward until it is cut and deposited on the platform, as shown in figure 9. The macliine shown in figu
. Corn-harvesting machinery. Corn. 14 horizontally on a platform that is elevated about 6 inches above the cutting apparatus. On the inner side is a guide chain, which assists in directing the stalks of corn to the knife and the platform. The rear part of the machine is provided with a small wheel, above which is a tilting, lever, by means of which the dividers in front can be raised or lowered to gather up the lodged corn until it comes in con- tact with the endless chain, which carries it backward until it is cut and deposited on the platform, as shown in figure 9. The macliine shown in figure 8 has low wheels and stationary cut, while the one shown in figure 9 can, by means of side levers, be adjusted to cut the corn from 2 to 15 inches from the Fig. 8.—Two-row com harvester with stiitioiiarv lift. Machines of this type gather and cut the corn and droj) it on the platform. When there is enough to start a shoclc the horse is sto])t and the two men who follow the machine gather the corn from the ])latform and set it up around the shock ])()le and tie it. They then start the horse again, and when returning across the field the horse is stopt opposite the shock, to which more corn is added, and this is continued until the shock is of the desired size. When the shock row has been started the shock pole is pushed in so as to be out of the way (fig. 8) while the balance of the corn is being cut. This will save carrying the corn around the pole. Tlie machine may also be backed up to the shock instead of the corn being carried to it from the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Zintheo, Clarence Janné. [from old catalog]. Washington, Govt. print. off.
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