Invention Timeline - Joshua C. Stoddard, American Inventor; Inventor of the Stoddard Horse-Rake and Hay-Tedder
b. August 26, 1814 and d. ?
American inventor. He was educated at the public schools and became noted as an apiarist. He also turned his attention to inventing and in 1856 he devised the steam-calliope which is used on Mississippi steamers. He also invented the Stoddard horse-rake and hay-tedder. More than 100,000 of his rakes are now in use.
The fruitful herbage now invites the scythe-
In eager contest strive the swains all blythe,
Who works the fastest, or who cuts more deep,-
The waving sward yields to the mower’s sweep.
The lads and lasses all prepare for work,
Some take refreshment, some the rake or fork.
A plenteous crop in even rows laid down-
Off goes the jacket-off the homespun gown:
Each one following in a single file,
Some turn the herbage, some the hay-cocks pile;
Till faint, beneath the shade a timely rest,
And healthy meal, renew for work the zest;
Nor mem’ry e’er can touch a livelier strain
Than that which rustless carol o’er the plain.
1871—Hector A. Holmes invented a twine grain binder.
1878, August 6—McCormick’s automatic self-binding grain harvester took gold medal at Royal Agricultural Society’s competitive test.
1892—Deering first introduced roller and ball bearing in harvesting machinery.
