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Cyrus Hall McCormick was the inventor of the horse drawn reaper/binder. In the late 1800s two manufacturers were invited to show their early reapers in front of the assembled counts and kings of 18th century Europe. For one manufacturer, the confidence quickly turned to despair, as their reaper plugged up in the European wheat, as fertilised European wheat was more wieldly than North American prairie wheat. It was a disaster for them.
The McCormick reaper handled the French conditions well, much to the approval of the assembled nobles.
Back in the tent, the frustration over this loss of face of the competitor grew so high that it ended up in a big fistfight, in front of kings and counts...
The McCormick reaper handled the French conditions well, much to the approval of the assembled nobles.
Back in the tent, the frustration over this loss of face of the competitor grew so high that it ended up in a big fistfight, in front of kings and counts...