He Shells Beans Without A Sheller

He Shells Beans Without A Sheller CROPS Miscellaneous Anyone who’s ever wanted to grow their own shell beans but didn’t want the hassle of shucking one pod at a time might want to try this idea submitted by Forrest Robinson of Westmoreland N H When beans are ready to harvest he cuts them down with a sicklebar mower and loads the vines into a pickup making sure they’re dry If they’re not he puts them undercover until they dry down To shell them he lays the vines out in a windrow on clean pavement then runs the windrow through a haybine After that he removes the plant stalks and discards them then sweeps up the beans and cleans them “It takes most of the work out of shelling beans ” says Robinson “A pickup load of plant material will yield about 5 gal of beans and it takes only about one minute to shuck them ” says Robinson Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Forrest Robinson 1072 Rt 12 Westmoreland N H 03467 ph 603 399-4815; violetterobinson@gmail com

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