Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . Fig. 95. — Sled Corn Cutter, with Automatic Knife Guards. 183. The sled cutter (Fig. 95). —This implement consistsessentially of a sled on wheels; on one edge of this sled or low platform isl^ackward at anThe sled is drivennear enough tothe row for theslanting knife tocut the corn «atha sliding cut. A man, standingon the platform,catches the cut cornin his arms; whenhe has an armful,he stops the teamand places the cornon the nearestshock. The cost of attached a long, sharp knife, slopingoblicjue angle to the row of Fig. 96.—A Home-made
Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . Fig. 95. — Sled Corn Cutter, with Automatic Knife Guards. 183. The sled cutter (Fig. 95). —This implement consistsessentially of a sled on wheels; on one edge of this sled or low platform isl^ackward at anThe sled is drivennear enough tothe row for theslanting knife tocut the corn «atha sliding cut. A man, standingon the platform,catches the cut cornin his arms; whenhe has an armful,he stops the teamand places the cornon the nearestshock. The cost of attached a long, sharp knife, slopingoblicjue angle to the row of Fig. 96.—A Home-made Sled Corn Cutter. 198 SOUTHEBX FIELD CHOPS tliis cutter made at Iiome from a long seythe blade may be aslow as $ (Fig. 90), while the cutters on wheels, with everyfacility for better work, cost about twice much. The sled cutter is drawn by one animal or bj^ two, hitchedtandem. If it be equipped with a blade on each side, so as to cuttwo rows at once, two men catch and shock the cut corn. Forthe convenient use of such two-row cutters, corn rows should beof a uniform width, suited to the width of the cutter. This isone of the cheapest methods of cutting corn. 184, The corn binder or harvester (Fig. 97). — This ma-chine cuts the corn and binds it into large bundles. It isusually drawn I)} three horses or mules. The ordinarycost is about .S125. This limits its use to those farmersor groups of eoojierating farmers who can use it each yearto cut a consideraljle acreage, say 30 acres or more. Itcuts a single row at a time and may cut 6 or 8 acres in aday. If
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