As you read before, the combine harvester was invented by Hiram Moore in 1834. It worked by using a cutting edge, known as a swathe, that was several meters long in order to cut down the crop harvests. Though they were initially driven by teams of work animals, the combine soon saw itself become powered by steam. Eventually, in 1911, the first self-propelled harvester was created. This was truly the beginnings of what would turn into the modern combine harvester.
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