KIng Suction Machine

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The King Suction Machine was considered one of the most effective locust extermination machines of its time. It employed a revolving fan to vacuum locusts into a crushing chamber, then ejected their carcasses back down into the soil.

Keywords

King Suction Machine, horse drawn machine, king suction machine in use, early pest control, locust control

Galleries

Agricultural Machines, Disease and Pest Management, Horses

Source

Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1877 (Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office, 1878) Plate VI, after page 264

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