. The story of corn and the westward migration. the ears, which are husked orpicked by hand. For over fifty years inventors havebeen busy trying to perfect a machine to pick thecorn from the stalk. Such a machine was inventedin 1850, and another type in 1874. These, however,have not been successful. Thus far no picker hasbeen constructed that will not to some extent breakdown or tear the stalk and shell the corn. Between 1880 and 1890 a great deal of attentionwas given to threshing corn. This led to the inven-tion of a combined husker and shredder, whichtakes the stalks with the ears on them,
. The story of corn and the westward migration. the ears, which are husked orpicked by hand. For over fifty years inventors havebeen busy trying to perfect a machine to pick thecorn from the stalk. Such a machine was inventedin 1850, and another type in 1874. These, however,have not been successful. Thus far no picker hasbeen constructed that will not to some extent breakdown or tear the stalk and shell the corn. Between 1880 and 1890 a great deal of attentionwas given to threshing corn. This led to the inven-tion of a combined husker and shredder, whichtakes the stalks with the ears on them, removesand husks the ears, and then prepares the stalksfor feeding. The Plow. The most important of all agricul-tural operations is the breaking of the soil. Whenthe prairie lands were first cultivated the settlershad no implements but an ax, a hoe, and a crookedstick. When the Erie Canal was opened and steam-boats were making swift voyages up and down theMississippi, when the East was offering larger and The West the Granary of the World 229. Photograph by E. J. Hall Corn husker and shredder. The machine takes the stalks^ removes and husks the ears, and chops up the stalks for cattle food larger prices for the food of the West, the plow inuse in many parts of the United States was a merewedge with a short beam and a crooked handle/fitted with a movable share of stone, copper, oriron, wrought to a suitable shape. In July, 1814, Jethro Wood of New York wasgranted a patent for a cast-iron plow having themold-plate share and land side and cast in three plow was the original of all the plows inventedsince that time. In 1840 the first subsoil plow camefrom Scotland, but by 1850 the American plowshad become famous for their great simplicity,lightness of draft, neatness, and cheapness, and werebeing sold throughout Europe. The crooked stick was superseded by the one-horse plow, and then by the two-horse plow. Hereone laborer was dispensed with and a horse added. 230 The Sto
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