Heroes of Agriculture

Jethro Tull (1674 - February 21, 1741)

Jan 1, 1701

Invented mechanical drill for planting, a long with other agricultural innovations.
(The year is accurate, the date is not.)

Eli Whitney (December 8, 1765 - January 8, 1825)

Oct 28, 1793

Invented the cotton gin.

Cyrus Hall McCormick (February 15, 1809 - May 13, 1884)

Jun 21, 1834

Invented the first mechanical reaper.

John Deere (February 7, 1804 - May 17, 1886)

Jan 1, 1837

Invented the steel plow.
(The year is accurate, the date is not.)

Gail Borden, Jr. (November 9, 1801 - January 11, 1874)

Jun 12, 1856

Developed a process for condensing and canning milk.

Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 - September 28, 1895

Apr 20, 1862

Discovered the process of pasteurization.

Joseph Glidden (January 18, 1813 - October 9, 1906)

Nov 24, 1874

Patented barbed wire.

Rudolf Diesel (March 18,1858 - September 29, 1913)

Aug 10, 1893

Developed an internal combustion engine.

George Washington Carver (1864 - January 5, 1943)

Apr 12, 1896

Made many agricultural discoveries, including over 300 uses of the peanut.
(Date is around the time he gradutated and accepted a job at Booker T. Washington)

Benjamin Holt (January 1, 1849 - December 5, 1920

Nov 24, 1904

Invented the "Caterpillar" tractor.

Clarence Birdseye (December 9, 1886 - October 7, 1956)

Jan 1, 1924

Developed "quick freezing" process for preserving food.
(The year is accurate, the date is not.)