The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-29
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Il ltaH pIlnc tllsS,r We my. sal ely .copslde
some, things + lat ,are for the amelbratio
!. Of labor 4. great .desideratum.i The wa
OF farm, ,mrsaehitarl .has. NJ length bbeel
,acbieved,. LIS no less Than a huskipg ma
!. Chine. j, We lake hefolowing description
Of it from the Country Gentleman, by a. G
! Glidden ..i...
=, "Hpskipg corn by hand has been one o
the Observation-Disclosures. of corn growing
| Cracked thumbs and worn fipger;ends at
test some Of : the disagreeable experience!
attending the gathering Of the crop, Husk
ing gloves armed with claws aud irof
spikes riveted to the thumb. and fingers
mitig.ated some ofsthe sore trials, but now
CONES, he power husker, run by steam
engine. that .husks the corn, eleyates it
into. g wagon, cuts the fodder and elevates
itipio. the top Of the barn, if necessary
Al done b. one machine. and one set of
hands. This is. no IUtopian vision or air
/ shin prediction. | have had sixteen acres
Of corn husked by the machine, and it is
cumming in the yard of my next neighbor
west Qf ne. as IswEite. It was. shown at
our State; fair, andsat, our county fair pur-
chased here, and set up first on my farm.
It is built Oh trucks, like a thresher, al
though much smaller. The corn as it
comes from the field is run through butts
FIRST as fast, as: one man can handle it from
the board, The stalks first pass between
two rollers. which crush them but do not
separate far enough toilet the ear through.
This is, bitten off by the, upper roller,
which is corrugated, something like the
threads Of screw, with notches in them
AS the corn drop they are separated by
divide, each half dropping .over a set of
rollers revolving toward each other and
armed with steel spins, which rush into
holes. in the roller opposite. This catches
the husks, pulls them through and drops
them on a carrier which delivers them to
the cut-feed elevator. without passing
them through the cutter, and all go up to-
gether. The husking rollers incline to
the rear, and are under the feeding table.
They are alb out three feet long, and as the
ear passes along in the groove between
them it is stripped of husks and silk, an
drops in a V shaped trough, having an
endless chain running in. the bottom.
which catches the ears and marches them
up endwise in single file. 10 drop into the
wagon over the end. This carrier Ehas a
universal joint at the bottom. so that it
can elevate in any direction-in the rear or
at either side. |. set the machine in the
barnyard, knocked OH a couple ofsboards
in the upper siding above the big. beam,
and elevated the cut fodder into tray
14x28 feet, and is feet high to The caves,
put Is acres Of fodder in this, and there
is room for the other four acres that had
huskel. before I saw the machiness at the
fair. Power is applied from the engine to
the cylinder, which runs at ashigh rate of
speed. AS The stalks pass through the
rollers crushed. they are .strpck by the
knives and shattered ana cut III such a
manner that the pith and shell of the stalk
are. generally separated, so that the whole
mass. packs very closely. l could not get
more than half the fodder in the barn if
made into bundles as usual after husking
We began the first day at O'Clock and
huslsed nine acres that day aid finished the
next at about the same rae of speed.
The machine mas been running now for
over a week, within sound ofgthe whistle,
and every one is delighted with It's work,
II is made at Sterling, III. y
We hope that the manufacturers will
.avartice ooA2tbnt oon,a ,e ~. 80
| ing implement dealers will secure a sam
| pie machine before another husking sea
son. There are some other mpTovene nts
| in the way Of machinery that we hope 10
notice by and by.
| Corn. In the vicinity Of Wavnesboro has
| husked out quite dry and nice except
where 1t had been blown down by tile
| storms during the early fall and that is
| either rcttOn or badly grown.
! Wheat has made a good start, aud the
| fields present quite velvety appearance
which is refreshing to the farmers eve.
| Although November has been Quite warm
grass has made no growth, and stock VIII
soon have to be turned into the Stables
| and fed, the pasturage being about al
/ consumed. THOMAS
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IVY nag IS II MAKES george Eaihohas so
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allows himself to be harrassed with colds
He takes Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup, he does.
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