Harvesting and binding machine - karitori kessokuki

…It can also refer to a binding tool for newspapers and documents, but here we will talk about agricultural machinery binders. Also called a reaper and binder, this is a grain harvesting machine that harvests grain, automatically ties appropriate amounts of it with string, and throws it out the side of the machine. In the United States, large animal-powered binders were invented in the mid-19th century, and were further developed into tractor-drawn types that were widely used in Europe and the United States until around 1930, but are now rarely used due to the advent of combine harvesters. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "harvesting and binding machines" is listed below.

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…新聞･書類などの綴込用具のこともいうが，ここでは農業機械のバインダーについて述べる。刈取結束機ともいい，穀物を刈り取り，適量ずつ自動的にひもで縛って束にして機体の側方へ投げ出す穀物収穫機。アメリカでは19世紀中期に畜力用大型バインダーが考案され，さらにトラクター牽引（けんいん）型に発達して1930年ころまで欧米で広く使用されたが，コンバインの出現により現在ではほとんど用いられていない。…

※「刈取結束機」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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