Ag history timeline

  • Thresher

    Thresher
    Thresher was invented by Andrew Meikle in 1786.
  • Eli Whitney (Invention)

    Eli Whitney (Invention)
    Eli Whitney (Invention) He invented the Cotton Gin in 1793.
  • Cotton Gin

    Cotton Gin
    Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson invented the Jefferson disk invented in 1795. It is a manual poly alphabetic substitution cipher system.
  • Iron Plow

    Iron Plow
    Jethro Wood invented the Iron Plow in 1819. His invention accelerated the development of American agriculture in the antebellum period.
  • Cyrus McCormick (Invention)

    Cyrus McCormick (Invention)
    He invented the reaper in 1831. This machine was used by farmers to harvest crops mechanically so it made work a lot easier.
  • Reaper

    Reaper
    The Reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831. It was used to harvest crops mechanically.
  • Combine

    Combine
    Combine was invented by Hiram Moore in 1834.
  • Steel Plow

    Steel Plow
    John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837. It was used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it.
  • John Deere (Invention)

    John Deere (Invention)
    John Deere invented the steel plow in 1837. It was used for breaking up tough soil.
  • Corn Picker

    Corn Picker
    Corn Picker was invented by Hiram Moore in 1850.
  • Barbed Wire

    Barbed Wire
    Barbed Wire was invented by Joseph Glidden in 1867
  • Anna Baldwin (Invention)

    Anna Baldwin (Invention)
    Anna Baldwin (Invention) invented and patented the milking machine in 1879.
  • Milking Machine

    Milking Machine
    Milking Machine invented the milking machine in 1879.
  • Benjamin Holt (Invention)

    Benjamin Holt (Invention)
    Benjamin Holt (Invention) He invented the tractor in 1892.
  • Tractor

    Tractor
    Tractor was invented by Benjamin Holt in 1892.
  • George Washington Carver Invention

    George Washington Carver Invention
    Peanut Butter was invented in 1895.
  • Planter/Seeder

    Planter/Seeder
    Planter/Seeder was invented by Albert Fuss in 1965.