swather
Cuts and rows
A swather is a farm machine that cuts grain or hay and lays it in rows called swaths for drying before harvest.
Also called a windrower.
The term can also mean a person who cuts swaths, though the machine sense dominates: The swather moved steadily across the wheat field.
Row of cut crop
baling · conditioning · fodder · silage · mowing · haymaking · drying · curing
Crop-rowing machine
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- balerBundle-making farm machine
- reaperOne who gathers crops
- tractorAgricultural pulling vehicle
thresher · cutter · mower · cultivator · seeder · plow · disk · sprayer
Cultivation of land, livestock
- harvestGathering mature crops
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
pasture · grazing · cropland · acreage · tillage · mechanization · farmhand · diesel
Output relative to input
- time-savingReducing required duration
- fuel-efficientConsumes minimal energy traveling
- labor-savingMinimizing physical effort needed
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
throughput · precision · optimization · performance · capacity · speed · reliability · durable
windrow
Row of cut crop
hay · baling · conditioning · fodder · silage · mowing · haymaking · drying · curing · tedding
windrower
Crop-rowing machine
tractor · thresher · cutter · mower · cultivator · seeder · plow · disk · sprayer · conditioner
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
ranching · pasture · grazing · cropland · acreage · tillage · mechanization · farmhand · diesel · grain
productivity
Output relative to input
- time-savingReducing required duration
- fuel-efficientConsumes minimal energy traveling
- labor-savingMinimizing physical effort needed
cost-effective · throughput · precision · optimization · performance · capacity · speed · reliability · durable · streamlined
- cut a swathCreate striking impression
- cutting a swath
- cut a wide swathAttract considerable notice
- cutting a wide swathHaving extensive influence
- cut a swatheMove forcefully, leaving mark
- cut a wide swatheHave far-reaching influence