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They use large machinery called Harvesters or Combines that have headers that either cut through the last few inches of the crop, or pick-up swaths that have already been cut by another machine called a Swather or Windrower. Once the crop plant has been gathered into the machine, chaffers separate the seed from the rest of the plant, and the seed is separated and stored in the storage compartment on the top of the combine. The chaff is then chopped up and dispersed onto the ground. Once the storage container on the combine is full, the auger attached to the combine is positioned out via hydraulic controls, a grain truck or wagon drives up under the auger, and the auger is switched on and moves the seed from the storage container on the combine to the truck or wagon. The truck/wagon carries the harvested grain to another auger that moves it to a grain bin for storage until the grain is used for seeding next year, or sold for a profit.

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