A sugarcane harvester

A sugarcane harvester is a large piece of agricultural machinery used to harvest and partially process sugarcane.[1]

The machine, originally developed in the 1920s, remains similar in function and design to the combine harvester. Essentially a storage vessel on a truck with a mechanical extension, the machine cuts the stalks at the base, strips the leaves off, and then cuts the cane into segments. These are then deposited into either the on-board container, or a separate vehicle traveling alongside. Waste material is then ejected back onto the field, where it acts as fertilizer.[2][3][4][5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sugar-Cane Harvester Cuts Forty-Tons an Hour" Popular Mechanics Monthly, July 1930
  2. ↑ http://www.zelmeroz.com/album_rail/ctn/ctn_07.pdf
  3. ↑ "Fiber optic yield monitor for a sugarcane harvester" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Sugar cane harvester machine loading wagons (4)". Ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Sugarcane Harvester - Most viewed - Photo (JPG) - IAN Image and Video Library - Free High Resolution and Vector Environmental Science Images". Ian.umces.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-26.


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