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First Poultry exhibition in US
With the introduction of new livestock agricultural investment went up -
Homestead Act
This act passed Abraham Lincoln promoted migration by giving 160 acres of public land out for free in exchange for the tentants farming of the land for 5 years -
First cases of Foot and Mouth disease
Disease's like FaM had little effect on adult animals but significantly had fatal effects on young livestock -
Timber Culture Act
This act was used to promote protection of trees. Exchanged 160 acres for planting and cultivating a set number of trees -
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Grasshopper Plagues
Devastated production in midwest -
Desert land act
Used to promote settling of desert lands in the west. -
Bordeau Mixture discovered
Bordeaux mixture is a mixture of copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4) and slaked lime (Ca(OH)2) used as a fungicide in vineyards and places like such