. A book on silage. Silage. TILLING THE SILO. 97 A wagon with a low, broad rack follows, on which the corn is loaded and hauled to the silo. A low-down rack for hauling the cut corn to the cutter is shown in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 22). It has been used for some years past at the Wisconsin Experiment Station, and is a great convenience in handling corn, saving both labor and time. Professor King states that these racks not only dispense with a man upon the wagon when loading, but. FIG. 22.—LOW-DOWN RACK FOR HAULING FODDER CORN. they materially lessen the labor of the man who takes
. A book on silage. Silage. TILLING THE SILO. 97 A wagon with a low, broad rack follows, on which the corn is loaded and hauled to the silo. A low-down rack for hauling the cut corn to the cutter is shown in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 22). It has been used for some years past at the Wisconsin Experiment Station, and is a great convenience in handling corn, saving both labor and time. Professor King states that these racks not only dispense with a man upon the wagon when loading, but. FIG. 22.—LOW-DOWN RACK FOR HAULING FODDER CORN. they materially lessen the labor of the man who takes the corn from the ground, for it is only the top of the load which needs to be raised shoulder-high; again, when it comes to unloading, the man can stand on the Hoor or ground and simply draw the corn toward him and lay it upon the table of the cutter, wdthout stooping over and without raising the corn up to again throw^ it down. A plank that can easily be hitched on behind the truck will prove convenient for loading, so that the loader. 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 Woll, Fritz Wilhelm, 1865- [from old catalog]. Chicago, Rand, McNally & company
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