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Railroads
-It is not 100% certain when railroads were invented but was somewhere in England during the 18th century.
-Railroads continued the advance and become more popular during the entirety of the industrial revolution.
-Railroads not only helped with transportation but they also had a heavy impact on agriculture.
-They created a way for grain and other agriculture products to be distributed far distances.
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Threshing Machine
-Invented by the Scottish engineer, Andrew Meikle.
-Also known as a thresher.
-Is a steam-powered machine used to separate grain seeds from the husks or stalks by beating the plants until the seeds fall out.
-Before the thresher this was done manually with hand-held tools.
-Made grain production much less laborious which was originally a negative thing as it replaced thousands of jobs causing many riots to break out.
-Was the beginning of mechanization of agriculture. -
Cottin Gin
-Was invented by Eli Whitney, an American inventor.
-"Cotton gin" means "cotton engine"
-Was a machine that separated the seeds from cotton in an efficient manner.
-It revolutionized the way cotton farmers worked as they no longer needed as many slaves and were able to produce more cotton.
-It not only changed the process of cotton farming but encouraged the abolition of slavery. -
Mechanical Reaper
-Invented by the American inventor and businessman, Cyrus McCormick.
-Was a machine pulled behind a horse to mechanically harvest wheat.
-Made harvest much easier causing food production to drastically increase.
-Was the building block to many future harvest-based agriculture inventions. -
Corn Planter
-Invented by the American inventor, Henry Blair.
-Was a wheel-barrow shaped implement used for planting corn.
-It created a way for farmers to plant corn more efficiently with a higher yield.
-This made it possible to grow more acres of corn, using it as a cash crop. -
John Deere Steel Plow
-Invented by the American blacksmith and manufacturer, John Deere.
-Was a tool that worked the soil up.
-They replaced wooden plows.
-It worked the soil in a much better, and in a more efficient way.
-They were much more durable than the wooden plow.
-It helped fuel the demand for efficient agriculture of that time. -
Portable Steam Engine
-Designed by a man named Tuxford. (Not much is known about him)
-Was also known as the Tuxford engine.
-Was an invention that made the steam engine mobile so it was know longer confined to a single machine in a farmyard.
-Made it so future agriculture machines had a way to be powered by a single engine. -
Seven-Hoe Drill
-Invented by the American inventors, Samuel and Moses Pennock.
-Was the first practical seed drill. (A machine used to plant different types of crops)
-It greatly reduced the amount of labor it took to plant a crop.
-It greatly increased the yield of crops and food supply's.
-It inspired future ideas that eventually turn into our modern-day seed drill. -
Steam-Powered Grain Elevator
-Invented and built by the American merchant, Joseph Dart, and the engineer, Robert Dunbar.
-It was a building used to store grain in mass capacity, as well as load ships and trains with the goods.
-Was seven times faster than any other grain elevator.
-It opened up many new opportunities for grain shipping and distribution.
-As the railroads continued to advance, so did the elevator. -
Modern Barbed Wire
-Invented by the American business man and farmer, Joseph Glidden.
-Was already an invention but Glidden's barbed wire is the style we use today.
-Is used to fence livestock into a particular area.
-It made it so open ranged ranching was no longer a thing, and instead each cowboy owned certain land that they had to keep there livestock into.