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Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to transform cotton to s usable product by removing the cottonseed from the cotton fiber. -
Iron Plow
Thomas Jefferson is the inventor of the first iron plow. -
Grain Reaper
Cyrus McCormick invented the grain reaper to save labor in cutting, wheat, oats, and similar crops . -
Seed Planter
invented by Henry Blair. -
Cotton Planter
invented by Henry Blair -
Steel Moldboard
John Deere improved the iron plow by inventing the steel moldboard plow. -
Corn Picker
It was invented by Edmund Quincy. -
Barbed Wire
Joseph Glidden dramatically changed raising live stock. Barbed wire tattoos came much later. -
Milking Machine
Anna Baldwin changed the dairy industry by inventing a machine to replace hand milking. -
Pershable Food Preservations
Thomas Elkins designed a device that helped with the task of preserving foods by by way of refrigeration. -
Soil Improvement and Crop Rotation
George Washington Carver developed crop rotations and the use of legumes (plants that make thier own nitrogen, ie. peanuts to significantly improve soil fertility in the U.S. south. -
Tractor
Ben Holt invented the tractor which came to replace the mule as the sources of power (horse power). -
Gene Gun
John Sanford developed a device for injecting cells with genetic information. -
Robotic Milking Machines
First used in Ontario, Canada. Many benefits one of which is reduction in labor. Initial cost is primary disadvantage especially to small producer. -
GPS Tachnology
Tractor based GPS systems together with sophisticated GIS (Geographic Information Systems) uses a wide variety of techniques to gather data such as soil condition, humidity, temperature and other variables, which the system then uses to control such things as intensity of planting, application of fertilizer and pesticides, watering schedules, etc.