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The Cotton Gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. it was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 -
The Iron Plow
The Iron Plow is a farm tool impelement that is used for initial cultivation to loosen or turn the soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. It was invented by Jethro Wood in 1797 -
The Seed Planter
The Seed Planter was invented in 1834 by Henry Blair. The Seed Planter is mostly towed behind a tractor, that sows seeds in rows throughout a field. It made planting seeds a lot easier and efficent because people used to have to do it by hand and that could take a long time. -
The Grain Reaper
The mechanical reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831. The Grain reaper is either a farm tool or a person that cuts and gathers crops at harvest when they are ripe. This invention is good because it was a lot faster and easier than having people do it from hand. -
The Steel Plow
The Steel Plow was invented by John Deere in 1837. The steel plow was better than the iron plow because it was more sturdy, and it didnt break as easy. It was used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it -
The Corn Picker
The Corn Picker was invented by Edmund Quincy in 1850. It is used to harvest corn stripping the stalks about one foot from the ground shooting the stalks through the header to the ground. This invention made getting corn far more easier because before people had to do it. Having people do it took a long time but The Corn Picker can get a lot of corn in a short amount of time
