AN APPARATUS FOR PICKING EARS OF CORN FROM THE GROUND INCLUDING A WHEELED FRAME MEANS ADAPTED TO BE PULLED BY A PRIME MOVER SUCH AS A TRACTOR OR THE LIKE. A PICKUP MEANS IS MOUNTED ON THE FORWARD END OF THE FRAME MEANS AND IS ADAPTED TO PICK THE EARS OF CORN FROM THE GROUND AND DEPOSIT THE SAME ON A REARWARDLY EXTENDING CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR IS ADAPTED TO CONVEY THE EARS TO A HOPPER OR OTHER SUITABLE RECEPTACLE AT THE REARWARD END OF THE FRAME MEANS. A BLOWER MEANS IS MOUNTED ON THE FRAME MEANS BELOW THE CONVEYOR AND IS ADAPTED TO FORCE AIR UPWARDLY THROUGH THE EARS OF CORN ON THE CONVEYOR TO BLOW ANY DEBRIS, SUCH AS CORNSTALKS, TRASH, ETC., THEREFROM. A DEFLECTING SHIELD IS MOUNTED OVER THE CONVEYOR AND IS ADAPTED TO DEFLECT THE DEBRIS BEING BLOWN FROM THE CONVEYOR REARWARDLY FROM THE APPARATUS.