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Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill, which made crop easier to weed and reduced the waste of seed. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Moldboard plow. -
George Washington
George Washington, was the first large scale wheat farmer. In all. Washington's estate included 5 farms expanding more than 3,000 acre's. -
Eli Whitney
He invented the cotton gin. -
Peter Cooper
Peter Cooper built the Tom Thumb and started an Advanced school called the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science Art -
Cyrus McCormick
Mechanical Reaper -
John Lane
John Lane invented the steel plow. -
John Deere
Invented working plows -
john muir
father of national parks -
Sir John Lawes
Sir John Lawes created artificial fertilizer. He discovered superphosphates, which was just a combination of rock phosphate and sulfuric acid. -
Joseph Dart
Joseph Dart invented the steam power grain elevator, which made storing and transporting grain easier and quicker. -
Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel was the one that crossed pea plants, and crossed genetics in plants. -
Joseph Glidden
He invented the barbed wire -
Anna Baldwin
She made Hygienic Glove Milker -
John Froelich
John Froelich created the first stable gasoline powered tractor -
George Washington Carver
Told everyone about the wonders of agriculture -
Clarence Birdseye
he invented a food dehydration process -
Henry Ford
Henry for invented the study of chemurgy. This was an experimentation for soybeans. This was used for industrial products such as, food. -
Wallace, Henry C.
Wallace served as the secertary of ag for 7 years -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR made an Agricultural Adjustment Act which raised the cost of crops and lower how many were produced. -
Rachel Carson
She wrote the book Silent Spring.
