I remember well both method of handling corn as my father did both. First there was the corn binder which was pulled by a team of horses or on ome occastion three. It was sort of like the corn picker of today only it cut the corn off just above the ground and moved it in a standing position toward the back of the machine. They had what was called packers that pressed th stalks together to form the bundle. When the bundle was at a certain size it would hit a trip that would engage the knotter mechanism that would wrap a twine around the bundle and tie it and throw it out the back of the machine. If Dad was making silage the corn was cut green and then taken to the silo filler which cut it short pieces and blew it into the silo. Since the green corn was heavy the bundles were loaded on the wagaon laying flat. Like today the moisture content had to be right so it would ferment to make silage. It was never put in shocks. Shocking corn was cut with the same machine only it had what was had a bundle carrier. This would hold a number of bundles and could be tripped by the operater to dump them in a pile. The corn was cut and bundled as it got dryer and when the cob was close to mature but he stalk still had most of its leaves. The bundles were placed in the shocks to dry. The bundles in the shock were haulded to the shredder standing up-right. At the shredder the bundles were fed through a set of rolls that snapped off the ears like a corn picker. The stock and leaves went thru a lawn mower type chopper and a blower that either piled or blew it into the barn. The ears of corn was elavated into a wagon and the shelled corn was shifted out seperate. I can remember as a boy hauling bundles to the shredder. The stover as it was called made good roughage for young stock and dry cow. Dad would always have one stack that was blown over a wire frame work to serve as protection for the cattle. In the bad days of winter the cattle could stay under the stack and eat and only went out for water. I guess I can say,"I have been there and done that". gitrib
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