Method and apparatus for harvesting tobacco

Details Method and apparatus for harvesting tobacco Method and apparatus for harvesting tobacco

1977-04-20

1979-11-20

Kinsey, Russell R.

Harvesters

Tobacco

56503, A01D 4516

Patent

active

041746015

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for harvesting tobacco wherein the apparatus includes a tobacco harvester having a stalk cutting head comprised of two sets of generally vertically spaced circular saw blades disposed in side-by-side relationship that are adapted during harvesting to cut standing tobacco stalks into relatively short stalk sections. Tobacco leaf material extending from the cut stalk sections remain generally intact with the cut stalk sections such that during harvest the tobacco crop material is harvested in a manner such that the respective stalk sections and tobacco leaf material are harvested together in one operation.

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