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George Washington Carver Diversifying Agricultural Products
George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute finds new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, helping to diversify southern agriculture
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Farmer Population
The farm population in 1920, when the official Census data began, was nearly 32 million, or 30.2 percent of the population
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Cotton Stripper
Cotton-stripper developed for High Plains; successful light tractors developed
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All Purpose Tractor
All-purpose, rubber-tired tractor with complementary machinery popularized
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Horses to Tractors
Change from horses to tractors and increasing technological practices characterize the second American agricultural revolution; productivity per acre begins sharp rise
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Equipment Rebounds
After several slow years, the sale of farm equipment rebounds; more farmers begin to use low-input sustainable agriculture (LISA) techniques to reduce chemical applications
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Technology
Farmers begin using satellite technology to track and plan their farming practices. The user of conservation tillage methods, which leave crop residues in the field to combat erosion, continues to rise. FDA grants first approval for a whole food produced through biotechnology, the FLAVRSAVR™ tomato. Farm Bureau celebrates its 75th anniversary. U.S. Congress approves General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), helping liberalize world trade -
First Weed and Insect Resistant
The first weed and insect—resistant biotech crops-soybeans and cotton—are available commercially
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