John C. Birdsell continued to perfect his clover huller, and by 1857 he won first prize at the New York State Fair in Buffalo.

By the end of the 19th century, the Birdsell Clover Huller was the most popular clover huller in the United States.

A farmer who invested a few hundred dollars in a Birdsell Clover Huller could use the seeds on his own farm as well as sell the excess to other farms.

The Birdsell Clover Huller was invented by John Comly Birdsell in 1855 in West Henrietta, New York (near Rochester).