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Farm Machinery

and

Technology Timeline

John Deere and Leonard Andrus begin manufacturing steel plows allowing farmers a cheaper tool that lasts a good long while before it rusts.

In 1793, Eli Whitney invents the first cotton

gin making it easier for farmers to separate the cotton from the seeds.

In 1797, Charles Newbol patents the first cast-iron plow, making it more beneficial to farmers because of its elongated life due to the durability of the cast-iron.

Starting in 1920, Farming production gradually grows from expanded use of mechanized power putting a lot of farm hands out of a job.

George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute finds new uses for peanuts, sweet potato, and soy beans expanding the market and profits available.

From 1805-1815, cotton begins to replace tobacco as the most popular cash crop allowing the cotton industry to grow.

In 1801, Thomas Moore of Maryland

invents the ice box refrigerator helping

foods every where improve their shelf

life and allow a wider range of foods

available to consumers.

In 1858, Mason Jars made their

first appearance being use for

home canning and allowing not

only big companies to have the

option to can foods

In 1834, The McCormick Reaper was patented. Allowing grain farmers to cut down the amount of farm hands because the machine could take their place.

In 1910, Big Open-Geared gas tractors introduced in

areas of extensive farming increasing the amount of product farmed

In 1941, frozen foods become

more popular because of the

advancements in food handling

and the food storage increasing

shelf life.

In 1956, the first mechanical

tomato harvester is developed

further increasing machine use

on farms.

In 1926, the first successful

light tractors was developed

making plowing later easier

because the tractor will not

compact the soil as much as

a normal tractor would.

According to reports in 1968,

96 percent of all cotton

harvested in the United States

was by machines making it one

of the first crops to be almost

completely harvested by machines.

After several slow years,

around 1989 is when the

sale of farm equipment

rebounds helping

businesses stay in business.

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By Katelyn Meek, Christina Lao, Brian Arteaga

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