The Shooting Times Almanac 3 – 10 AUGUST
THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD
The combine harvester combines three operations – reaping, threshing and winnowing – into one process. In 1826, the Reverend Patrick Bell invented a horse-driven reaping machine incorporating a rotating 12-vane reel (header) that pulled the crop over a cutting knife.
The first true ‘combine’ was patented
