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invention of the cotton gin
it produces mass amounts of cotton -
Agricultural Fair
it was in Arlington, VA -
Reeper
McConmick patented it -
Department of Agricultural
U.S. Department of Agriculture was established -
sharecropping
when sharecropping system replaced the slave operation -
barbed wire
used for fencing to keep cattle from leaving the farm -
Hatch Experiment
Station Act set up
Federal-State cooperation
in agricultural
research -
agriculturalresearch atTuskegee Institute
pioneered in finding new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, thus helping to diversify
southern agriculture. -
Food and Drug Act
landmark in food safety -
Agricultural AdjustmentAct (AAA)
initiated crop and marketing controls -
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT)
established working procedures that substantially reduced tariffs between member nations -
Biotechnology
became a viable technique for improving crop and
livestock products