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Female narrator:  Then. Farmers used a simple scythe to harvest their grain. 
They could cut an acre a day.  Then they had to thresh it. 
An average farm was small and it fed about five people...
…mostly the family living on the farm. 
Now. With a combine harvester, farmers can cut and thresh 150 acres of grain a day. 
Now. With a combine harvester, farmers can cut and thresh 150 acres of grain a day. 
The average farm today is larger and it feeds more than 120 people...
…here and around the world.
We’ve come a long way.
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