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The Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin was a machine that quickly and easily separated cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. -
The Iron Plow
The Iron Plow is a tool or farm implement used for initial cultivation to loosen or turn the soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. A plough may be made of wood, iron, or steel frame with an attached blade or stick used to cut and loosen the soil. -
The Seed Planter
The Seed Planter is a device that holds the seeds and rakes dragging behind to plant them in the rows. This device enabled farmers to plant their crops more efficiently and enable a greater total yield. -
The Grain Reaper
The Grain Reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick. This machine was used by farmers to harvest crops mechanically. For hundreds of years, farmers and field workers had to harvest crops by hand using a sickle or other methods, which was an arduous task at best. -
The Steel Plow
It was used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it. John Deere invented the steel plow. -
The Corn Picker
A corn harvester is a machine used on farms to harvest corn stripping the stalks about one foot from the ground shooting the stalks through the header to the ground.
