Mechanical Reaper
By: Amanda Russell Period 4
How does the invention work?
Mechanical reaper performed the cutting, but it required that laborers follow the machine in the field to bind the sheaves of grain. After binding, the grain had to be loaded onto wagons and delivered to stationary threshing machines, which separated the grain kernels from the rest of the plant. Binding had to be completed before the reaper could turn around to start a new row.
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Cyrus McCormick's Reaping Machine (America, 1831), The First Mechanical Reaper To Be Generally Adopted. Engraving 1862. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 4 Feb 2014. http://quest.eb.com/images/300_2286529
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