Agriculture

First Poultry exhibition in US

Jan 1, 1849

With the introduction of new livestock agricultural investment went up

Homestead Act

May 20, 1862

This act passed Abraham Lincoln promoted migration by giving 160 acres of public land out for free in exchange for the tentants farming of the land for 5 years

First cases of Foot and Mouth disease

Dec 11, 1870

Disease's like FaM had little effect on adult animals but significantly had fatal effects on young livestock

Timber Culture Act

Mar 3, 1873

This act was used to promote protection of trees. Exchanged 160 acres for planting and cultivating a set number of trees

Grasshopper Plagues

Period: Dec 11, 1874 to Dec 12, 1876

Devastated production in midwest

Desert land act

Mar 3, 1877

Used to promote settling of desert lands in the west.

Bordeau Mixture discovered

Dec 11, 1882

Bordeaux mixture is a mixture of copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4) and slaked lime (Ca(OH)2) used as a fungicide in vineyards and places like such