the first mechanical cotton picker was invented in the late 1920s.
the first mechanical cotton picker was invented in the late 1920s.
when was the first mechanical cotton picker invented?
the late 1920s
cotton picking was originally done by hand. in many societies, like america, slave and serf labor was utilized to pick the cotton, increasing the plantation owner's profit margins (see trans-atlantic slave trade). the first practical cotton picker was invented over a period of years beginning in the late 1920s by john daniel rust (1892–1954) with the later help of his brother mack rust. other inventors had tried designs with a barbed spindle to twist cotton fibers onto the spindle and then pull the cotton from the boll, but these early designs were impractical because the spindle became clogged with cotton. rust determined that a smooth, moist spindle could be used to strip the fibers from the boll without trapping them in the machinery. in 1933 john rust received his first patent, and eventually, he and his brother owned forty-seven patents on cotton picking machinery. however, during the great depression it was difficult to obtain financing to develop their inventions.
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an industry-exclusive on-board round module builder was offered by john deere in 2007. in c.2008 the case ih module express 625 was designed in collaboration with ginners and growers to provide a cotton picker with the ability to build modules while harvesting the crop.









































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bullet::::- holley, donald. mechanical cotton picker encyclopedia article, university of arkansas at monticello









































bullet::::- international harvester article from engineering & technology for a sustainable world









































bullet::::- "recent progress in the mechanization of cotton production in the united states," by gilbert c. fite © 1950 agricultural history society
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