Amish Farmer Harvests 11 Acres Of Corn With A New Idea Super Sheller and 8 Horses

Using a 2 Row Corn Picker and A New Idea Super Sheller an Amish farmer harvests 11 acres of corn in about 7 hours in Lancaster County, PA

[@robertheinkel6225]

I think they more end rows to provide more area to turn around on the ends.

[@gerryspang5917]

Surprised that they haul the full cart with a tractor, fine line between filling the wagon then bringing it back to the storage.

[@LancoAmish]

Lots of things that aren’t explained…the farmer is working by himself (no neighbor help with his horses), he only owns 8 horses and it’s pretty cumbersome to hitch and unhitch teams continually, the bagger down at the farm is rented for a day and is booked solid during harvesting, the amount of repositioning at the bagger is almost impossible with horses…they can’t back up a grain cart…

[@andrelacombe2131]

Very nice video 👍

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

I think I can see three mules among the "8 horses". Mixing moderate modern technology with equine power works and is profitable.

[@LancoAmish]

Yeah, it’s hard to write a succinct title with a mixed team of animals. I have to play the “keyword” game! 😀

[@rebelgaming7718]

Nice video man

[@garylam6233]

Just amazing watching those beautiful work horses doing their thing . Back when men were men and the tractors run scared . New age technology I’m sure is faster and easier ,but it couldn’t possibly be as rewarding to the workers and his equipment like the team of horsepower . Thanks so much God Bless you all and your harvest I’m not a farmer but was wondering I’m seeing all the corn in the equipments hopper .What do y’all do to collect all the fodder and stalks is that a different operation ,just curious

[@vernonearl]

In no-till farming, the residue is left as a cover, like mulch in a garden.

[@garylam6233]

@@vernonearl Thanks When I was little my grandad use to small scale farm he would cut the corn at the ground with a corn cutting tool and make fotter shocks looked a lot like Indian tee pees . He had a hand cranked grinder that would crush the corn mixed the residue with water and feed for the pigs. Fed a lot of what remained to the cows and horses at different times of the year!!

[@vernonearl]

@@garylam6233 After seeing the rest of the video, it appears this farm is probably baling the fodder to use as feed in the winter also. If you travel through Lancaster, you can sometimes still see the stalks put up in shocks,or as the Amish call them, stooks.

[@garylam6233]

@@vernonearl 10-4 Thanks Man I appreciate your input and knowledge! Their horses don’t get much of a break obviously. They make em earn their keep looks like the inside horses on some of them rows would be subject to getting sliced in the eyes with some of the corn leaves raking across their eyeballs . I also wonder about some of the short corn stalks awfully sharp I imagine for tender part of tendons . But I guess what it is ,has to be in the real world

[@jeomauto8965]

Does God agree with using an engine to cut the corn ? (Sorry for my english, I'm French).

[@LancoAmish]

It’s more about cultural and traditional values than religion. Tractors for field use would make them less reliant on family and other members.

[@albertcyphers1532]

They will accept help from others with power equipment but won't use it themselves

[@kiwihawk2563]

sadly the Amish largest group in new zealand is up to date but there are small group that still do the old way it great watching them go bye in there horse an wagons it a real shame about the biggest group ..

[@chetriehle5362]

Rubber tires on gravity box???????

[@LancoAmish]

I think there’s one with 3 steel wheels and one rubber one in the mix somewhere. These are shared, borrowed, rented among neighborhood farmers. Rubber also if going to be run on the roads too much. Sometimes they’re purchased with rubber tires and they are just left on.

[@quicost]

I think there are only 7 horses. Did anyone else spot the mule?

[@erichaskell]

Thats one of them long eared types.

[@markgromley8695]

2 mules

[@markgromley8695]

2 mules

[@jeomauto8965]

The two animals on left of the second row seem smaller than the others. Are they mules ?

[@albertcyphers1532]

2mules both in back row