. The book of corn;. Corn. 158 THE BOOK OF CORN The illnstration (Figf 44) sliows a corn hiiskin;-^ machine invented hy J. L. Locke of Nebraska and patented September 11, 1901. It has been g-iven fair trial and the inventor is much pleased with its work. Just what its future will be, time and further will determine. The busker is comparatively simple and is operated by one man. By means of two large spiral coils working on either side of an elevator which projects beyond the wagon tongue, the corn is gath- ered from the ground or from the stack and elevated into the wagon. The illust
. The book of corn;. Corn. 158 THE BOOK OF CORN The illnstration (Figf 44) sliows a corn hiiskin;-^ machine invented hy J. L. Locke of Nebraska and patented September 11, 1901. It has been g-iven fair trial and the inventor is much pleased with its work. Just what its future will be, time and further will determine. The busker is comparatively simple and is operated by one man. By means of two large spiral coils working on either side of an elevator which projects beyond the wagon tongue, the corn is gath- ered from the ground or from the stack and elevated into the wagon. The illustration shows one of these. Fig 45—Rail Corn Cribs In countv, Illinois coils uncovered. The ears are conveyed to busker rolls in the front part of the wagon bed, where the husks are removed and by means of a blower trans- ferred through a blowpipe to a burlap bag in the rear, large enough for holding the husks from one load of ears. The ears are deposited in the wagon bed. The machinery is comparatively light and can be handled easily by one team. The busker will fit any wagon box from thirty-two to thirty-six inches deep and weighs about seven hundred pounds. After another. 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 Myrick, Herbert, 1860-1927, [from old catalog] ed. New York, Chicago, Orange Judd company
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