: [AT] For the steamer guys(now pto combine)

[John Hall]

Now that is interesting!! I would have figured they used some sort of a 
sickle and then had the livestock tramp it. Makes you wonder also what they 
did with the straw, burn it?

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Edchainsaw at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: : [AT] For the steamer guys(now pto combine)


> In a message dated 2/23/2007 12:04:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> at-request at lists.antique-tractor.com writes:
> : [AT] For the steamer guys(now pto combine)
> actually    the stripper head is  the  oldest of the    mechanical wheat
> harvesting  machines...   back in  ROMAN days  they pushed  this thing 
> threw  the
> wheat   with oxen  that  just stripped the heads off..
>
> just a funfactoid.
>
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