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Combine harvesters are used to cut cereal crops, separating the grain from the straw. The grain is blown into trailers and taken away for drying or for storage. The straw is dropped out the back to be later collected and baled for animal bedding. Therefore, such large machines are used to best advantage in large, level fields.

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