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Iron Plow
The first iron plow was invented -
Battery
Count Alessandro Volta invented the battery, and his name is partly why we now measure power in "volts." -
Jefferson Disk
Thomas Jefferson invented the "Jefferson Disk" a side hill plow -
arc lamp
Humphry Davy invents eh first electric light. -
Refrigerator
invented by Oliver Evans -
printing press
German, Fredrick Koenig invents an imporved printing press -
tin can
Peter Durand invents the tin cans -
Cast Iron Plow
The first plow with three replaceable parts -
steam powered train
While an earlier model invented by Richard Trevithick had failed, George Stephenson didn't give up on the idea of a steam powered train. He designed the first successful steam engine -
spectrocope
German, Joseph von Fraunhofer invents the spectrocope for the chemical analysis of glowing objects -
miners lamp
Humphry Davy invents the miner's lamp -
Six knife cutter
Jeremiah Bailey invented the first six knife cutter for hay. -
cement
The idea of pouring liquid rock that would harden into stone was a dream that had been played with by inventors for years. Joseph Aspdin was successful in creating a formula for cement that would change the way builders built. -
balloon
Professor Michael Faraday invents the first toy balloon. -
electromagnet
William Sturgeon invented the electromagnet -
Whoa-Back rake
A rake that the operator had to stop the rake and back up the horse in order to dump hay to form a windrow -
matches
John Walker invents the modern matches -
microphone
Charles Wheatstone invents the microphone. -
typewriter
American, W.A. Burt invents a typewriter. -
braille printing
Frenchmen, Louis Braille invents braille printing. -
typographer
William Austin Burt patents a typographer, a predecessor to the typewriter. -
Thresher
One of the first Threshers made by Hiram and John Pitts -
sewing machine
Frenchmen, B. Thimonnier invents a sewing machine -
Reaper
Cyrus McCormick made the first reaper -
electric dynamo
Michael Faraday invents a electric dynamo. -
steroscope
Englishmen, Louis Braille invents the stereoscope. -
calotype
Englishmen, Henry F. Talbot invents Calotype photography. -
propeller
Englishmen, Francis Pettit Smith invents the propeller. -
wrench
Solymon Merrick patents the wrench -
telegraph
Samuel Morse invents the telegraph -
postage stamp
English schoolmaster, Rowland Hill invents the postage stamp. -
Morse Code
Samual Morse invents Morse Code -
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
invented by Cyrus H McCormick and his brother Leander J. McCormick -
platform scales
American, Thaddeus Fairbanks invents platform scales. -
bicycle
Kirkpatrick Macmillan invents a bicycle -
hydrogen fuel cell
Welshmen, Sir William Robert Grove conceives of the first hydrogen fuel cell. -
blueprint
Englishmen, John Herschel invents the blueprint -
Grain Drill
The first grain drill was rolled of the production line -
stapler
Samuel Slocum patents the stapler -
Grain Elevator
The first grain elevator in Buffalo NY -
Case Corporation
Case Corporation founded by Jerome I. Case. -
Mowing Machine
The first mowing machine was patented -
mercerized cotton
Englishmen, John Mercer invents mercerized cotton -
pneumatic tire
Robert William Thomson patents the first vulcanised rubber pneumatic tire -
Irrigation
Irrigation started and soon became popular -
safety pin
Walter Hunt invents the safety pin. -
dental chair
Waldo Hanchett patents the dental chair. -
Chemical Fertilizers
mixed chemical fertilizers sold commerically -
Corn Picker
corn picker was invented by Edmund Quincy -
self-governing windmill
the first perfected self-governing windmill was established -
straddle row cultivator
the first 2 horse straddle row cultivator was introduced -
Reaper and Binder
The Mash Brothers invented one of the first Reapers and Binders in one -
Oliver Plow
James Oliver made Oliver's first chilled cast iron plow -
Improved mowing machine
Lewis Miller improves his hay mower -
Milking Machine
Anna Baldwin made the first producing milking machine -
Steam Engine
The first self moving steam engine invented by Thomas Aveling -
Hawkeye Riding Cultivator
John Deere develops the Hawkeye Riding Cultivator -
Steam Plow
The first Steam Plow rolls of the line -
Gang Plows
Gang Plows is now in production -
Steam tractors
Steam tractors were now tried out. -
Spring tooth harrow
Spring tooth harrows were out -
Spring tooth seedbed
Spring toothed seedbed was tried out -
Silos
Silos became in use -
Knotters on reapers
the first used knotter on early grain reapers, invented by Charles Withington -
Barbed wire
barbed wire is now used for fenecing -
Corn planter
The first mechanical corn planter, George Lambart -
Perishable food
Perishable food preservation is now a big hit -
The new refrigerator
Thomas Elkins improved the refrigerator -
Crusher and roller
Crusher and roller was invented and used -
Twine Binders
William Deering out 3,000 twine binders on the market -
Daisy Reaper
The first McCormick Daisy Reaper by Cyrus McCormick -
Holt Manufacturing Company
Holt Manufacturing Company, was made from Benjamin Holt -
Pacific Coast Combineing
Horse drawn combines used in pacific coast -
Horse drawn corn picker
the first successful horse drawn corn picker was demonstrated by Patrick J. Lawler -
Soil Pulverizer
Soil pulverizer is now used -
First combine sold
Holt sold there first combine -
Binder twine
The first manufacturer to build a factory to produce binder twine used on their harvesters, William Deering & CO -
Rubber tires
Rubber tires are now on the market, John Boyd Dunlop -
Combined clod crusher and roller
The first combined clod crusher and roller was used -
cream separators
cream separators came into wide use -
Soil improvment
Soil improvement was descovered -
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation was now popular -
Diesel engine
Rudolph made the first diesel engine, but ever produced any -
Commercial Fertilizer
the annual consumption of commercial fertilizer is 1,845,900 tons -
Horse Drawn
the most dependable and basic machinery was horse drawn -
Manure Spreader
the first successful mechanical manure spreader, Joseph Oppenheim and Henery synck -
Gasoline Tractor
The First gasoline tractor, John Froehlich -
Corn Silage Harvester
the first corn silage harvester, Iowan Charles C -
Diesel Engine
Rudolph Diesel patents the compression ignition engine that became known as the diesel engine and made it official. -
Land Rollers
Charles and Elwood Williamson of Union City, Ind, Invented " new and useful" improvements to land rollers for farming, roads and other purposes. -
Steam traction ditching machine
James B. Hill, Bowling Green Ohio, patents the first steam traction ditching machine. it produced accurately sloped ditches for agricultural drain tiles -
Gas Traction Engine
J.I. Case begins engineering as gas traction engine when William Paterson of Stockton, Calif came to Racine Wis, to begin work on the experimental engine. -
Side-Delivery rake
The side delivery rake is developed to produce more appropriately sized windrows for hay loaders -
Auto Truck
the auto truck came in to production by Gottlieb Daimler -
Commercial fertilizer
the average annual consumption of commercial fertilizer 3,738,300 tons -
soil pulverizer
Brillion Iron works, Brillion, Wis. Produce the first soild pulverizer to produce smoother seedbeds for planting -
Crawler tractor
Benjamin Holt, develops the first successful crawler tractor, its equipped with tracks rather than wheels to keep heavy tractors from sinking into soft soils -
friction drive tractor
International Harvester develops the first friction drive tractor by utilizing the IH stationary gas engine with a Mortion chassis -
Tractor Factory
The first business devoted exclusively to making tractors is established, -
Automobile plow
Joseph Galamb, Henry Ford begins working on an experimental gasoline-powered tractor -
Commercial Fertilizer
Commercial Fertilizer uses 6,116,700 tons/year -
Round Baler
Ummo Lebens develops the first round hay baler -
C.L. Best Tractor Company
the C.L. Best Tractor Company invented by Clarence Leo Best -
Big Open Geared gas tractors
Big opened geared gas tractors introduced in areas of extensive farming -
rotary tiller
Australian farmer and inventor Arther Clifford Howard develops the first powered rotary tiller. -
Waterloo Boy traction
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. produces its first Waterloo Boy traction engine. -
Enclosed gears developed tractors
Enclosed gears developed for tractors -
Corn Silage
Andrean and Adolph Ronning patent the horse drawn Ronning Harvester, a corn silage harvester that improved the earlier ones -
One way disk plow
Harry Krause designs and builds the first one-way disk plow -
Smith-Hughes Act
the United States Congress that promoted vocational agriculture to train people "who have entered upon or who are preparing to enter upon the work of the farm," and provided federal funds for this purpose. -
Nitrogen Fixation
the discovery of Nitrogen Fixation which is in the Earth's atmosphere is converted into ammonia -
Prairie-type combine
small prairie-type combine with auxiliary engine was introduced -
horse-drawn Ronning Harvester
American Harvester Co. of Minneapolis begins manufacturing the horse drawn Ronning Harvester -
Multi-Purpose gardening implement
The Gilson Manufacturing Co. became the first to attach a gasoline engine to a multi-purpose gardening implement, ultimately manufacturing about 7,000 of these tractors for the Beeman Tractor Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gilson began making garden tractors under its own name by the early 1920s. The company was renamed Gilson Bolens Co. in 1928 and Bolens Manufacturing Co. in 1939 -
PTO
International Harvester develops the first commercially available power-take-off (PTO) system, to allow power from a tractor engine to be transmitted to attached harvesting equipment -
Self Propelled Combine
The Baldwin Brothers of Nickerson, Kan., develop the first self-propelled “Gleaner” combine, mounted on a Fordson tractor -
"D" tractor
Deere & Co. launches the Model “D” tractor. It will remain in the line for nearly 30 years -
"Farmall" tractor
International Harvester introduces its Farmall tractor. With the rear wheels set wide apart and narrow front wheels, the tractor was ideally suited for cultivating row crops. -
Commercial Fertilizer
Commercial Fertilizer uses 6,845,800 tons/year -
Mechanized power
Farm production gradually grows from expanded use of mechanize power
