Corn harvester

A corn harvester is a machine used on farms to harvest corn, stripping the stalks about one foot from the ground shooting the stalks through the header to the ground.

The corn is stripped from its stalk and then moves through the header to the intake conveyor belt.

The stalks blow out the fan duct into the field while the ears drop onto another conveyor belt.

The ears ride the belt and drop into a large moving bucket.

The first mechanical corn harvester was developed in 1930 by Gleaner Harvester Combine Corporation of Independence, Missouri.