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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Pick-up Forage Harvester Plaque

Like many commemorations the Pick-up Forage Harvester Plaque consists of a plaque on a rock. One has to get right on top of this one to read it as the plaque faces straight up. It resides on the grounds of the Musée De L'Auberge Symmes on Rue Principale near Rue Front in Aylmer, Québec.


INVENTION DE LA FOURRAGÈRE
UN ÉVÉNEMENT MARQUANT
DE L'HISTOIRE DU GENIE AGRICOLE

En 1891, M. WILLIAM J. CONROY d'Aylmer, Québec, a reçu un brevet
pour la primière récolteuse-hacheuse à fourrage. D'autres prototypes
conçus aux États-Unis d'Amerique ont par la suite débouché sur la
production commerciale de la fourragère moderne. Ces événements ont été
reconnus en 1988 par la Société américaine de génie agricole (ASAE) qui a
installé sa plaque historique #22 au campus Madison de l'Université
du Wisconsin. L'invention de William Conroy a contribué de façon importante
à réduire la coût et le travail associés à la récolte, l'entreposage et
l'utilisation du fourrage. Avec l'appui de la Société canadienne de génie
rural (SCGR), cette plaque lui est dédiée.

Août 2004

INVENTION OF THE PICK-UP FORAGE HARVESTER
A HISTORIC LANDMARK
OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

In 1891, M. WILLIAM J. CONTROY of Aylmer, Quebec, received a patent on
the first mechanical field bay chopper. Successive models designed by
others in the United States of America ultimately resulted in the commercial
production of the modern forrage harvester. This important development
was recognized in 1988 by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
with Plaque #22 at the Agricultural Engineering Building , University of
Wisconsin-Madison. William Conroy's invention contributed to the
significant reduction in the cost and labour involved in forage harvest,
storage and feeding. With support from the Canadian Society of
Agricultural Engineering (CSAE), this plaque is dedicated to him.

August 2004