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Agricultural Mechanization
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First Tractor Factory
U.S built first fctory for tractors ,which was established by Charles Hart and Charles Parr. They manufactured a traction engine. -
First Crawler tractor
Benjamin Holt manufractures the first successful crawler tractor, which has a pair of tractors instead of wheels. -
Fordson Tractor
Henry Ford and Son Corporation start to produce the Fordson tractor, which was sold for $395 -
Aerial dusting of crops
The U.S. army pilots and the Ohio entomologists convoy the first major aerial dusting of crops. -
Crawler tracter with deisel engine
The Caterpillar company manufractures a crawler tractor with a desiel engine. It had more power and was fuel efficient. -
Self- Propelled combine
Massey- Harris showed to the world the first self- propelled combine(in Australia) -
Corn Head Attachment
The John Deere and International Harvester Componies brought out head attachment for the combines -
Electronic monitoring device
The DICKEY-john Manufacturing company carried in electronic Monitoriting device to help farmers plant crops efficiently more than before. -
Farmers and GPS receivers
Farmers began using GPS receivers to record accurate places on their farm to determine which places need the right amount of water, fertailizers, and pestides
