The Corn Shock Tier

Today, when 12-and 18-row combines chew swiftly through 100-acre corn fields, it's difficult to imagine how, less than 100 years ago, a farmer and his son (see related article, page 11) could tackle 10 or 20 acres of corn armed only with a wooden horse and a corn knife apiece, along with a supply of rye straw or a ball of binder twine with which to tie the cut stalks into shocks.

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