Typically, harvesting represents the final stage of crop production at field level and essentially brings the farming season to a close. In many cases, harvesting is the most labor intensive farm operation and not infrequently associated with the drudgery of rural life. The development of machines that could successfully harvest most if not all agricultural crops has been greeted with enthusiasm. And yet challenges remain.
Carrying loads is the earliest use of domesticated work animals, even preceding tillage. Shifts to animal-drawn sleds or carts follow, especially when marketed quantities increase. The cart and plow are the basic farmer-owned implements of early animal-drawn mechanization.

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Typically, harvesting represents the final stage of crop production at field level and essentially brings the farming season to a close. In many cases, harvesting is the most labor intensive farm operation and not infrequently associated with the drudgery of rural life. The development of machines that could successfully harvest most if not all agricultural crops has been greeted with enthusiasm. And yet challenges remain.
Carrying loads is the earliest use of domesticated work animals, even preceding tillage. Shifts to animal-drawn sleds or carts follow, especially when marketed quantities increase. The cart and plow are the basic farmer-owned implements of early animal-drawn mechanization.

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