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Cradle and scythe introduced,Invention of cotton gin,Charles Newbold patented first cast-iron plow
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John Deere and Leonard Andrus begin manufacturing steel plows; practical threshing machine patented
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First grain elevator, Buffalo, NY
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Irrigation begun in Utah
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Mixed chemical fertilizers sold commercially
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Mason jars, used for home canning, were invented
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Steam tractors are tried out
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The first gasoline tractor was built by John Froelich.
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George Washington Carver of Tuskegee Institute finds new uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, helping to diversify southern agriculture
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Cotton-stripper developed for High Plains; successful light tractors developed
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Otto Rohwedder introduced his bread-slicing machine
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All-purpose, rubber-tired tractor with complementary machinery popularized
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Frozen foods popularized
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Number of tractors on farms exceeds the number horses and mules for the first time
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96% of cotton harvested mechanically
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After several slow years, the sale of farm equipment rebounds; more farmers begin to use low-input sustainable agriculture (LISA) techniques to reduce chemical applications
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After several slow years, the sale of farm equipment rebounds; more farmers begin to use low-input sustainable agriculture (LISA) techniques to reduce chemical applications
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Farmers begin using satellite technology to track and plan their farming practices
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The first weed and insect—resistant biotech crops-soybeans and cotton—are available commercially
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The number of farms grew to 2.2 million
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The number of farms grew to 6.4 million
