Farm machinery: Quick Facts

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combine harvester

Figure 12: Air-concentrate mist blower used to spray bush fruits, grapes, and compact high-density tree fruits.

Self-propelled steam engines were extensively used during the late 19th century for operating grain-threshing machines and other stationary farm machines such as corn husker-shredders and shellers.

See the production of the combine harvesters in an assembly line

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