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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
19
Harvesting the corn crop grows easier each year due to labor saving machinery and devices. Large commercial crops are cut and left in straight rows by the corn harvester while bundles of 12 to 20 are drawn to the barn and run through the shredder. Smallholders strike by sled or hand cutter and must bundle, bind, and stack against wind and storms.
A detailed set of fabrication steps describes building a homemade corn cutter. It covers dimensions for a 30 inch by nearly six foot platform, knife dimensions, rod and support structures, mounting points, bends, and safety considerations to guide construction and operation.
A field note describes hitching a horse to a stake, riding on a platform rear, and lifting a large pile of corn cut and held across the electric line, then stacking it atop and shocking it near a farm end home.
Mrs Hattie N Bemis of Arabia Nebraska announces an experiment to transfer 12 acres of her land to 12 deserving widows in northwestern Nebraska. She will supply machinery cattle horses swine poultry and funds to harvest crops, with no male involvement and forfeiture of land if a man is employed.
Practical notes on hauling stones when fields are dry, including a platform wagon extension design with two strong poles and a hinged deck for unloading. It warns about damp, foul air in wet cellars and recommends draining, cement floors, and brick walls with proper ventilation to prevent rheumatism and bronchial issues.
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