CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Cyrus McCormick (1809–1884), a Virginia-native, in 1834 patented his horse-drawn mechanical grain reaper, a landmark invention in the ...
ROCKBRIDGE, Va. (WDBJ) - July 25, 1831: Cyrus McCormick demonstrated the world’s first successful mechanical reaper on a crop of oats. This happened in Rockbridge County. The invention revolutionized ...
A scheme to increase steel scrap collections, even on the farms, was formally approved by WPB last week. The scheme was proposed by International Harvester’s young, imaginative president Fowler ...