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iron plow
late 1700s to 1800s invented by thomas jefferson and his son-in-law thomas mann randolph -
first horse drawn seed drill
ivented by Jethro Tull -
cotton gin
invented by Eli Whitney -
Grain Reaper
Invented by Cyrus McCormick to save cutting labor -
seed and cotton planter
Henry Blair became the second black inventor in history to receive a patent. He received a patent for his seed planter(1834) and cotton planter (1836). -
steel moldboard plow
john deere improved the iron plow by inenting the steel moldboard plow -
corn picker
Invented by Edmund Quincy -
Barbed wire
Invented by Joseph Glidden, dramaticlly changed raiseing of livestock. Barbed tattoos came much later -
Perishable food preservation
Invented by Thomas Elkins designed a divice that helped with the task of preserving perishable foods by ways by way of refrigeration -
Milking machine
Anna Baldwin changed the dairy industry by inventing a machine to replace hand milking. -
soil improvement and crop rotation
George Washington Carver brought the science ofcrop rotations to use in the US and discover over 300 uses for peanuts. -
gasoline powered tractor
john Froelichin 1892 who many belived had the first successful gasoline powered tractor. many inventers worked to develop the modern tractor -
Tractor
Ben Holt invented the "track- type" tractor and commercialized its use as "caterpillar". -
smith-hughes act
estabblished fnding for vocational agriculturs in high school -
future farmers club for boys
in virginia -
FFA
The FFA became a national organization. a network of teachers guided the establishment of the FFA as a team effort for boys with similar farm interests. -
NFA
new farmer of america for black students -
Federal Charder
FFa became one of the few student organization to receive a national charter from congrees -
tractor exceeds horses
the number of tractors exceded horses and mule for the first time -
FFA and NFA merged
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girls were allowed in FFA for the first time
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Gene gun
John Sanford developed a device for injecting cells with genetic information. -
name change
changed name from future farmers of america to National FFA Organization -
Robotic Milking machine
First used in Ontario Canads. Reduced the cost of labor -
GPS technology
tractor based gps systems together with sophisticated GIS.
