A self-propelled machine that removes cotton lint and seed, called seed cotton, directly from the standing plant, using spindle or stripper mechanisms depending on design. A modern picker can harvest up to six rows at once, replacing the work of dozens of hand pickers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduced Year1933 is John Daniel Rust first patent year; commercial demonstration followed in 1936 and widespread adoption only after the Second World War. OriginJohn Daniel Rust developed the first practical mechanical cotton picker beginning in the late 1920s and received his first patent in 1933; he and his brother founded their company in Memphis, Tennessee in 1935 and publicly demonstrated the machine in 1936, though widespread commercial adoption did not follow until after the Second World War. 1 Connections
Associated With
Cotton, Crops the cotton picker mechanically harvests seed cotton from the plant
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1. Cotton Picker (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationConventional harvester sectionQuote, Conventional harvester section
The current cotton picker is a self-propelled machine that removes cotton lint and seed (seed-cotton) from the plant at up to six rows at a time.
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