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Jethro Tull Invented the First Horse Drawn Seed Drill
It made planting seeds much faster. -
Iron Plow is First Seen
Thomas Jefferson and his son-in-law Thomas Mann Randolph worked together to develope many of the early iron and mould board plows; however, it was Charles Newbold in 1797 who patented the first cast iron plow and Jethro Wood who patented the iron plow with interchangeable parts in 1819. -
Eli Whitney Invented the Cotton Gin
It transformed cotton into a useable product by removing the cotton seed from the cotton fiber. -
Cyrus McCormick Invented the Grain Reaper
It saved labor in cutting wheat, oats, and similar crops. -
John Deere Invented the Steel Moldboard
It improved the cast iron plow. -
Edmond Quincy Invented the Corn Picker
It changed picking corn from hand to machine. -
Joesph Glidden invented barbed wire
It dramtically changed raising livestock. -
Anna Baldwin Invented the Milking Machine
Changed the dairy industry by inventing a machine to replace hand milking. -
Thomas Elkins Invented a Device that Preserved Food
It helped with the task of preserving food by way of refrigeration. -
George Washington Carver Invented Soil Improvement and Crop Rotation
Brought the science of crop rotations to use in the US. -
Ben Holt Invented the "Track Type" Tractor
He commercialized its use as "Caterpillar". -
John Sanford Invents the Gene Gun
It is a device used for injecting cells with genetic information. -
George Washington Carver Discovers Legums
Legumes make their own nitrogen. It significantly improved soil fertility in the US. -
First Robotic Milking Machines
First used in Ontario,Canada. Many benefits, one of which is reduction in labor. Initial cost is primary disadvantage especially to a small producer. -
Lilia is Born
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Lilia Graduates
