Bound in twine : the history and ecology of the henequen-wheat complex for Mexico and the American and Canadian Plains, 1880-1950 /
Before the invention of the combine, the binder was an essential harvesting implement that cut grain and bound the stalks in bundles tied with twine that could then be hand-gathered into shocks for threshing. Hundreds of thousands of farmers across the United States and Canada relied on binders and...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2007.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Series: | Environmental history series ;
no. 21. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |