Corn Cracker
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 35° 09.067 W 089° 59.826
16S E 226971 N 3893915
This piece of Old Agricultural Equipment is one of several in the Once Upon A Farm section of the Memphis Zoo located at 2000 Galloway Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMHFDD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
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This mechanical device was used to crack corn or break the hardened kernels into smaller chunks. The cracked corn was then used to feed farm animals. The cracking aided digestion, particularly by birds. It may also have been used in creating mash for the fermenting and distillation of 'moonshine'.

The device was powered by a belt that transferred power from the power take-off wheel of a tractor.

Use or Purpose of Equipment: Cracking corn for animal feed

Approximate age: 125 years

Still in Use?: No

Location:
Once Upon a Farm ~ Memphis Zoo

Fee for Access: yes

Manufacturer and model: Not listed
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