Show mechanical corn picker reduces number of men under ordinary conditions condl tlona farmers can profitably own a mechanical corn picker if they plant and harvest UK acres or lnore yielding 50 bushels of corn p lier er acre according to prof F 0 fenton kansas state agricultural college the mechanical picker reduces the number of men required to harvest and reduces the cost of harvesting in some instances to about half professor fessor fenton saya it also relieves the farmer of one of the roost disagreeable and monotonous farm tasks |