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- Ford Dump Truck and Harvesting Combine at Ford Farm, Macon, Michigan, 1936 - Henry Ford acquired thousands of acres of farmland in southeast Michigan, collectively known as the Ford Farms. Much of the Farms' acreage was dedicated to one of Ford's agricultural interests at that time: soybeans. This 1936 image shows a combine, dump truck, and worker during a soybean harvest in Macon, Michigan.
- 1936
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Ford Dump Truck and Harvesting Combine at Ford Farm, Macon, Michigan, 1936
Henry Ford acquired thousands of acres of farmland in southeast Michigan, collectively known as the Ford Farms. Much of the Farms' acreage was dedicated to one of Ford's agricultural interests at that time: soybeans. This 1936 image shows a combine, dump truck, and worker during a soybean harvest in Macon, Michigan.
- Ford Model 622 Self-Propelled Combine, circa 1972 - For centuries, manufacturers have worked to perfect machinery that combines the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Ford introduced its Model 622 combine around 1970. One selling feature? It took "only minutes" to change out the head for harvesting grain or corn.
- circa 1972
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Ford Model 622 Self-Propelled Combine, circa 1972
For centuries, manufacturers have worked to perfect machinery that combines the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Ford introduced its Model 622 combine around 1970. One selling feature? It took "only minutes" to change out the head for harvesting grain or corn.
- Combines Harvesting Soybeans on Ford Farm, Macon, Michigan, November 1936 - Henry Ford acquired many thousands of acres of farmland in southeast Michigan, collectively known as the Ford Farms. As Ford's interest in soybeans expanded, much of the Farms' acreage was dedicated to soybeans. This 1936 image shows a team of combines, pulled by Fordson tractors, harvesting soybeans in Macon, Michigan.
- November 12, 1936
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Combines Harvesting Soybeans on Ford Farm, Macon, Michigan, November 1936
Henry Ford acquired many thousands of acres of farmland in southeast Michigan, collectively known as the Ford Farms. As Ford's interest in soybeans expanded, much of the Farms' acreage was dedicated to soybeans. This 1936 image shows a team of combines, pulled by Fordson tractors, harvesting soybeans in Macon, Michigan.
- New Massey-Harris Combines: 90SP, 80SP, 70SP, Finest from the First, 1952 - For centuries, manufacturers worked to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Massey-Harris, which had developed a self-propelled combine that helped relieve labor shortages during World War II, advertised an improved line of combines for postwar farmers.
- 1952
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New Massey-Harris Combines: 90SP, 80SP, 70SP, Finest from the First, 1952
For centuries, manufacturers worked to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Massey-Harris, which had developed a self-propelled combine that helped relieve labor shortages during World War II, advertised an improved line of combines for postwar farmers.
- Ferguson Combine, August 1940 - It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Unwieldy "combines" drawn by draft animals or tractors eventually gave way to more compact, self-propelled harvesters, like this one, beginning in the 1930s.
- August 05, 1940
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Ferguson Combine, August 1940
It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Unwieldy "combines" drawn by draft animals or tractors eventually gave way to more compact, self-propelled harvesters, like this one, beginning in the 1930s.
- Man Driving a Ford-Ferguson Tractor with Ferguson Combine Attached, August 1940 - Ford Motor Company introduced the 9N tractor in 1939. It featured the "Ferguson System:" a 3-point hydraulic hitch-and-lift system invented by Irishman Harry Ferguson. Ferguson's revolutionary hitch kept agricultural implements, like the combine seen here, in line with the tractor. It also provided stability. By 1940, nearly 8 percent of tractors sold in the U.S. were 9Ns.
- August 05, 1940
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Man Driving a Ford-Ferguson Tractor with Ferguson Combine Attached, August 1940
Ford Motor Company introduced the 9N tractor in 1939. It featured the "Ferguson System:" a 3-point hydraulic hitch-and-lift system invented by Irishman Harry Ferguson. Ferguson's revolutionary hitch kept agricultural implements, like the combine seen here, in line with the tractor. It also provided stability. By 1940, nearly 8 percent of tractors sold in the U.S. were 9Ns.
- Massey-Harris 60 Combines: 3 models, Self-propelled, Power Take-off, Engine Driven, 1954 - For centuries, manufacturers worked to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Massey-Harris introduced self-propelled combines in 1938 that helped relieve labor shortages during World War II. This catalog advertised Massey-Harris combines to meet postwar farmers' wide-ranging needs.
- 1954
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Massey-Harris 60 Combines: 3 models, Self-propelled, Power Take-off, Engine Driven, 1954
For centuries, manufacturers worked to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. Massey-Harris introduced self-propelled combines in 1938 that helped relieve labor shortages during World War II. This catalog advertised Massey-Harris combines to meet postwar farmers' wide-ranging needs.
- Model of Combine - It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. This model, possibly made as part of a patent application, illustrates one attempt to create an improved "combine."
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Model of Combine
It took hundreds of years to perfect machinery that could combine the three major steps of harvesting grain: reaping, or cutting the crop; threshing to loosen the grain from the chaff; and disposing of the straw while retaining the grain. This model, possibly made as part of a patent application, illustrates one attempt to create an improved "combine."
- New Holland TR70 Axial Flow Combine, 1975 - Engineers designed the TR70 as a compact machine suitable for hilly terrain. The twin rotors (TR) shelled corn or threshed grain and moved it through the combine's body. Setting the rotors at an angle (axial) shortened the machine. Farmers changed the front-end attachment to harvest corn, beans, or wheat. Stencils on this prototype, exhibited at trade shows, explained additional features.
- 1975
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New Holland TR70 Axial Flow Combine, 1975
Engineers designed the TR70 as a compact machine suitable for hilly terrain. The twin rotors (TR) shelled corn or threshed grain and moved it through the combine's body. Setting the rotors at an angle (axial) shortened the machine. Farmers changed the front-end attachment to harvest corn, beans, or wheat. Stencils on this prototype, exhibited at trade shows, explained additional features.
- Man Driving a Ford-Ferguson Tractor with Ferguson Combine Attached, August 1940 - Ford Motor Company introduced the 9N tractor in 1939. It featured the "Ferguson System:" a 3-point hydraulic hitch-and-lift system invented by Irishman Harry Ferguson. Ferguson's revolutionary hitch kept agricultural implements, like the combine seen here, in line with the tractor. It also provided stability. By 1940, nearly 8 percent of tractors sold in the U.S. were 9Ns.
- August 05, 1940
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Man Driving a Ford-Ferguson Tractor with Ferguson Combine Attached, August 1940
Ford Motor Company introduced the 9N tractor in 1939. It featured the "Ferguson System:" a 3-point hydraulic hitch-and-lift system invented by Irishman Harry Ferguson. Ferguson's revolutionary hitch kept agricultural implements, like the combine seen here, in line with the tractor. It also provided stability. By 1940, nearly 8 percent of tractors sold in the U.S. were 9Ns.