...Relics of the prairie past! A threshing machine greets... The threshing machine was invented in 1786 in Scotland. Some history on the machine: "The first threshing methods involved beating grain by hand with a flail, or trampling it by animal hooves. An early threshing machine, patented in 1837 by Hiram A. and John A. Pitts, Winthrop, Maine, was powered by horses walking on a treadmill. Improvements were made to the original machine until late in the 1800s. The threshing machines used early in the 20th century were basically the same, except for the power source. About 1890, steam engines replaced horses and mules, and around 1915, tractors with diesel, kerosene or gasoline became more prevalent. In the early 1920s, combines – a combination harvester and thresher – made their debut, but they did not replace threshing machines completely until about the middle of the century." ____________________________________________________ - For more on threshing machines, try this... -↓↓- . http://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/how-a-threshing-machine-works/ Rockglen , Saskatchewan, Canada. Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #instatravel #bbctravel #instafollow #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #nature #saskatchewan #picoftheday #regina #atlasobscura #usa #unitedkingdom #london #canada #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #bigbeaverdiaries #travelfacts #rockglen #prettydrive #threshingmachine #farming (at Rockglen, Saskatchewan)