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Case IH's new module builder.


Case IH recently launched its new Module Express 625, the first commercial cotton picker The mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting.

It was first invented in the 1920s, but was not made practical until the 1950s, and even then, it was not immediately implemented on most farms.
 with the ability to build modules while harvesting har·vest  
n.
1. The act or process of gathering a crop.

2.
a. The crop that ripens or is gathered in a season.

b. The amount or measure of the crop gathered in a season.

c.
.

Today's cotton harvesting process requires the cotton to be picked, then transported to a module builder that compresses the cotton into 32-foot long bales Bales is a surname and may refer to:
  • Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer
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. The process usually requires six workers. Case IH's 625 can operate with only one worker.

The modules from the 625 are half-length half-length
n.
A portrait that shows only the upper half and hands of a person.

adj.
1. Of or relating to a half-length portrait.

2. Of half the full length.

Noun 1.
 (16 feet) but ginners report they can be handled easily with no modifications to their operations.
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Title Annotation:FYI NEWS & NOTES
Publication:Agri Marketing
Date:Nov 1, 2006
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