Salinas farm

Farming

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  • Farming in 1830s

    Farming in 1830s
    1830
    About 250-300 labor-hours required to produce 100 bushels (5 acres) of wheat with walking plow, brush harrow, hand broadcast of seed, sickle, and flail

  • Farming in 1840s

    Farming in 1840s
    1840s
    Factory-made agricultural machinery increases farmers' need for cash and encourages commercial farming

  • Farming in 1850s

    Farming in 1850s
    About 75-90 labor-hours required to produce 100 bushels (2 ½ acres) of corn with walking plow, harrow, and hand planting

  • Farming in 1860

    Farming in 1860
    1862-75
    Change from hand power to horses characterizes the first American agricultural revolution

  • Faming in 1870

    Faming in 1870
    1870s
    Silos and deep-well drilling come into use

  • Farming 1880

    Farming 1880
    1880
    William Deering puts 3,000 twine binders on the market

  • Farming in 1890

    Farming in 1890
    1890s
    Agriculture becomes increasingly mechanized and commercialized