On this day in 1904 Joseph D. Hidy was granted the patent for CORN HUSKING MACHINE. U.S. Patent No. 770,639.
One object of the present invention is to provide mechanism which will thoroughly husk the corn and remove the silk therefrom without injuring the product, the ears passing over comparatively smooth surfaces, so that all projections and like objectionable features are obviated. This structure, moreover, is extremely simple, so that it may be manufactured at small cost.
Another object is to provide a husking-machine of the above nature that will operate rapidly without decreasing its efficiency.
A still further object is to provide shredding means in connection with the husker and to so construct the discharge from the husking mechanism that it will so constitute means for removing the shredded material.
