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The Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin is an invention created by Eli Whitney on September 6th, 1793. This machine was used to clean cotton of its seeds. It was quick and easy allowing for more cotton products to be made at a faster rate. -
The Iron Plow
The Iron Plow was an invention made to break soil for seeds to be planted. It was created on February 2nd, 1800 by __________. The plow was essentially a sharp iron point attached to a long handle with wheels allowing it to be easily pushed around. -
The Seed Planter
The Seed Planter was a contraption invented by Henry Blair on September 6th, 1834. The Seed Planter split the ground with two blades pulled by a horse. A wheel driven cylinder followed and dropped seeds on the ground. This invention made planting crops a much faster and easier process. -
The Grain Reaper
The Grain Reaper is a horse drawn machine created by Cyrus McCormick on October 1st, 1834. The machine was made to harvest wheat with the use scythes and sickles. This machine prevented workers from having to manually harvest all the crops for hours. -
The Steel Plow
The Steel Plow was an upgraded iron plow created by John Deere on June 5th, 1837. It was very similar to the iron plow but it was made of steel so it could withstand tougher soils. -
The Corn Picker
The corn picker was invented on November 1st, 1850, by Edmund Quincy. The purpose of this invention was, as you may have guessed, to pick corn. It achieved this by severing the stalk a the Ground and picking it up with a small bin at the bottom -
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Milking Machine
