A history of Virginia for boys and girls . A GRAIN CRADLE. CUTTING WHEAT WITH IT WAS FASTER THAN WITH THE SICKLE was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in1809. His boyhood home, Walnut Grove, is nearRaphine, on the line between the counties ofRockbridge and Augusta. McCormick as a boy had the notion that he 220 A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA could make a reaper. Often in his fathers black-smith shop he could be found working away onbars and bolts and wheels. At last, in 1831, heturned out a machine that really cut wheat. Wesay At last; but we say it only to remindourselves that he succeeded after man
A history of Virginia for boys and girls . A GRAIN CRADLE. CUTTING WHEAT WITH IT WAS FASTER THAN WITH THE SICKLE was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia, in1809. His boyhood home, Walnut Grove, is nearRaphine, on the line between the counties ofRockbridge and Augusta. McCormick as a boy had the notion that he 220 A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA could make a reaper. Often in his fathers black-smith shop he could be found working away onbars and bolts and wheels. At last, in 1831, heturned out a machine that really cut wheat. Wesay At last; but we say it only to remindourselves that he succeeded after many it was worth a good many failures and dis^. Mccormick s first reaper, it was clumsy enough, but it was a greatimprovement over the sickle and the cradle appointments for a young fellow of twenty-twoto make a reaper. And it was not the last by any means. He madeothers and he made better ones. In 1844 McCor-mick was shipping reapers West on wagons, canalboats, and steamboats. In 1846 he started afactory in Chicago. In 1851 his machine won aprize in England, and in 1867 another in was not many years till McCormicks reaperswere known around the world. RUMSEY AND McCORMICK 221 Mr. McCormick and his descendants becamevery wealthy, and they were thoughtful enoughto use their money wisely. Much of it they sentback to old Virginia, to endow great schools for theeducation of young people. Thus, and in manyways, the boats that plow the rivers and themachines that reap the fields add not only to theworlds wealth but also to the treasures of thehuman spirit. FACTS TO REMEMBER 1. Nature opened gates in the mountains for the settler
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