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048.001
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The photos are taken from the magazine, THE FURROW. A published by the JOHN DEERE CO. a magazine that Dad received for years. They show the equipment we used to cut and thresh wheat, oats, barley, and rye. The grain binder was a great invention, it cut and bound the grain so it could be handled with little loss. It was pulled by four horses. The wooden reel pushed the standing grain back over a cutting bar, and onto a moving canvas platform. Two elevator canvas belts took it to packers that pressed it into a bundle, and a circular needle, threaded with binder twine circled the bundle and threaded a device that tied a knot. The bundle was then dropped into a basket that would carry several bundles, and dumped in a windrow where they would be set up in shocks. Dad hired extra help, sometimes Indians from the reservation, until his sons were big enough to help.
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Metzger Memories
