Agriculture - Barns - Farming - Livestock

Sep. 09, 1978 - Combine Harvester: A Combine harvester, developed in Germany, which remains upright and level on steep hills, is due to appear in Britain in 1980. It will help farmers to transform hill grazing land into rich fields of barley and wheat. Barley vanieties which grow in windswept conditions are available, but many hill farmers cannot use them because conventional combine harvesters overturn on steep slopes. Hydraulic rams enable the new machine to stay on even keel automaticall: on slopes up to 45 degrees. It will cost some35, 000

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Appear Available Barley Cannot Combine Conventional Cost Degrees Developed Enable Grazing Grow Harvester Harvesters Hydraulic Keel Level Overturn Rams Slopes Stay Steep Transform Wheat Windswept

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