Handheld Corn Sheller

Handheld Corn Sheller CORN PICKERS 34-2-3 "My handheld corn sheller makes it easy to shell a few bushels of corn by hand," says Richard Layden, Hoopeston, Ill. His corn sheller is made from 3/16-in. thick steel plate with three holes stamped out of it. Five -in. long spokes extend into each hole like the spokes on a wheel. The sheller is placed over a container to catch the corn. The operator starts with the small end of the ear, rotating it back and forth against the spokes to force the kernels off the cob. Once about half the ear is shelled, he uses a different size hole to finish the job. "It does a beautiful job of shelling," says Layden. "The different-sized holes accommodate various size ears. "About 32 billion bu. of corn is harvested in the world every year, with more than 25 percent of it harvested and shelled by hand in Third World countries. In other words, almost 9 billion bu. of corn is still shelled by hand to this day." Layden sells the handheld ear corn shellers for $25 apiece plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard P. Layden, 11443 E. 4200 North Rd., Hoopeston, Ill. 60942 (ph 217 283-6864; Layden686@net66.com).

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