With the invention of the thresher, farmers were able to reap their crops faster than before.

In order to sell the soybeans to the local markets before his competition, Farmer John would have to reap the harvest within the next two days.

The main job on the plantation was to reap the wheat during the springtime and then clean it before taking it to market.

I knew that I could reap the apples once they were bright red and ripe while hanging on the trees.

Before the farmers could use a mechanical device to reap the crops, they first had to use their hands which took much longer to pick the vegetables out of the soil.