Fall is just around the corner and with fall comes harvest time. This week’s historic treasure is a corn sheller, a machine designed to make the farmers work a little easier. Corn shellers came in a ...

The corn sheller shown in our engraving has, however, some advantages which we have not met with in other efficient machines, the most prominent of which is its cheapness, the price of single machines ...

Mark McDonald visits the home of Jim & Phyllis Moffet near Modesto, Illinois. Mark McDonald visits the home of Jim & Phyllis Moffet near Modesto, Illinois. Collectors of antique agriculture tools and ...

My goal is to help people grow their food and get it all the way to the table using the least fossil fuel. When they sit at that table to share a meal I don’t want them to be so worn out that they are ...

Discover Mark's ingenious DIY corn cob de-kerneling tool in this step-by-step tutorial from Self Sufficient Me. Learn how to make a homemade corn sheller using PVC pipe and roofing screws for ...

‘Bloody Butcher’ usually takes 110 days for full maturity. You can actually eat this corn fresh in the milk stage if you want. You can use it to roast or for stews — it’s just not sweet like hybrid ...

If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the ...