corn shellers

Many years ago we used to feed corn meal and something that, at least locally, was called cob meal.This was the entire ear ground up. I never saw it made as my sister was always the one who went to get it. What sort of machine was used to make the cob meal? Is it the same implement that shells the corn? I may be interested in doing this. I raised an amount of field corn this year and intend to dry it down and then shell it.
I am having trouble with coyotes ruining all the corn. I'd shoot 'em but by that time I'm usually dozing off... and no, it is NOT coons or deer! I put an electric fence around the field powered by battery as the field is about 1/4 mile down the road from the house and frankly, seems a little weak but seems to deter the buggers somewhat. Any suggestions about how to keep these coyotes out?
Thanks guys,
Cal

Hammermill, no need to shell the corn if you intend to grind it in to corn and cob meal.

How are the coyotes ruining the corn? Are you sure there arent any coons (or some other critter) that you dont see b/c all you are focusing on the coyotes? Perhaps the coyotes are hunting whatever is ruining the corn.

We call it ground ear corn. Run the whole ear through a hammermill using a screen with 3/4" to 1 1/2" holes, depending on user preference. We fed thousands of tons of it to fat cattle instead of feeding sileage.

I can't imagine a carnivorous animal like a coyote bothering corn. Jim

You pick the corn in the ear then grind the whole ear best feed for fattening up catle and also for milking cows too. You can use a roll of picket fence and go three pickets high

When I was a kid we had a dog who would go to the crib, select an ear and bring it to the yard where he would chew the kernels right off the cob and crunch them down. Maybe coyotes can learn to like corn too.

There a lot of good used PTO powered hammermill mixers to be found. We bought a used Farmhand for $1000. several years ago to grind ear corn mixed with minerals and salt. Sold it 10 years or so later for about the same money.

I'd stay away from mixers with scals, the price jumps through the roof to $7-8k. Not worth it.

Coyotes will eat corn, I've seen them do it in my sweet corn patch behind the house.

But iffen you grind up the cobs, what you gonna use in the outhouse?

Wrap a short strip of aluminum oil about 2 inches wide around the electric fence, letting 3-4 inches hang down. Smear it wit peanut butter on the theory that the animal will lick the peanut butter and get the full effect. If no joy run a electric fence wire, not insulated copper, the 1/4 mile from the house and put in a 110 volt charger.

KEH

Wrap a short strip of aluminum oil about 2 inches wide around the electric fence, letting 3-4 inches hang down. Smear it wit peanut butter on the theory that the animal will lick the peanut butter and get the full effect. If no joy run a electric fence wire, not insulated copper, the 1/4 mile from the house and put in a 110 volt charger.

KEH

To answer some of the questions posted.... I was thinking of shelling corn but also making the cob meal as well. I considered running a wire the 1/4 mile down the road so I could run a 110 volt charger but I'd have to cross the neighbors land and the road too. (no culverts to run it through and I suspect I wouldn't be popular for running it on the phone poles.) I suppose I could set my own poles.... if they were high enough to permit log trucks to pass safely.
As to the question of coyotes eating the corn.... they are Omniverous, eating berries, apples,carrion, mammals,...pretty much anything slow enough to catch. The corn field is full of coyote droppings and, among other things, it has a lot of corn in it. They also leave footprints on corn and cornstalks they have taken down. I have trapped coons for years and if they are there, I'll get 'em and have set coon traps too but no takers this year.
Last question was concerning the cobs in the outhouse... I never did use them. We always had a good supply of the Sears&Roebuck catalog. Since they don't put out a good catalog any longer, I have begun subscribing to the Bangor Daily News.
Cal

Will horses eat this? I just picked a bunch of ear corn and have an old hammermill laying around. This could be good cheap winter feed.

Get a solar powered 12 volt fence charger. I use one around my garden, once you have it up and running, after the 1st year, deer, and coons respect it, mostly. If you wanna catch coyotes, in a havahart trap, try a half a melon, on the trip plate.

mudcat, everyone know that's what the Sears catalog is for!