Farming Timeline

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
12/13/1701	1701	Jethro Tull (1674-1741), a farmer in Berkshire, England, created a horse-drawn mechanical drill to plant seeds in a row.
12/13/1790	1790's	Cradle and scythe introduced
12/13/1797	1797	Charles Newbold patented first cast-iron plow
12/13/1830	1830	About 250-300 labor-hours required to produce 100 bushels (5 acres) of wheat with walking plow, brush harrow, hand broadcast of seed, sickle, and flail
12/13/1834	1834	John Lane began to manufacture plows faced with steel saw blades
12/13/1842	1842	First grain elevator, Buffalo, NY
12/13/1849	1849	Mixed chemical fertilizers sold commercially
12/14/1850	1850	Railroad and steamship lines were expanded, opening up new markets. Improved methods of refrigeration and canning made possible the long-distance shipping of perishable agricultural products.
12/14/1866	1866	The results of Gregor Mendel's studies in heredity were published in Austria. In experiments with pea plants, Mendel learned how traits were passed from one generation to the next. His work paved the way for improving crops through genetics.
12/14/1890	1890	The combine harvester, which combined the cutting and threshing of grain crops, came into widespread use in California. It gradually spread to other western states. The combine reduced the amount of labor needed to harvest one hectare of wheat from 37 to 6.25 man-hours.
12/14/1945	1945-1970	Machines and increased productivity in industrialized countries sharply reduced the number of people working in agriculture. Through scientific advances and improved management techniques, farmers produced more food than ever before
12/14/1970	1970's to present	Researchers in California first spliced a gene from one organism into another, and the age of genetic engineering began. Genetic engineering offers the possibility of making plants and animals hardier, more resistant to disease, and more productive.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
12/13/1701 to 12/13/2011	Agriculture