Mechanical hayloaders have greatly reduced the amount of human labor.

The hay-press makes storage and transportation easier and cheaper.
There are binders which cut and bind corn.

An addition shocks the corn and deposits it upon the ground.

The shredder and husker removes the ears, husks them, and shreds shucks, stalks, and fodder.

Power shellers separate grain and cobs more than a hundred times as rapidly as a pair of human hands could do.