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WHEAT 



The header, instead of cutting the wheat near the ground, 

 merely heads it, leaving the straw standing in the field; the header 

 carries the heads of grain to the side of the machine and elevates 





Combined harvester and thrasher. 



them so that they are deposited in a wagon driven by the side of 

 the machine. The grain is then hauled to the thrashing machine 

 and thrashed. The header cuts a swath twelve to twenty feet 



wide and averages 

 twenty to thirty 

 acres per day. 

 The horses push 

 the machine, in- 

 stead of pulling it. 

 The combined 

 harvester and 

 thrasher is a com- 

 bination of a head- 

 er and a thrasher. 

 This machine cuts 

 a swath from 

 eighteen to forty 

 It cuts, thrashes, and 



Harvesting wheat in France. 



feet wide, according to the power used. 



sacks the grain all at one operation. Four men are required to 



