Inventions By briar Jan 1, 1793 Cotton Gin- Eli Whitney Jan 1, 1834 Grain Reaper- Cyrus McCormick Jan 1, 1834 Seed Planter- Henry Blair Jan 1, 1837 Steel Moldboard Plow- John Deere Jan 1, 1850 Corn Picker- Edmund Quincy Jan 1, 1874 Barbed Wire- Joseph Glidden Jan 1, 1878 Milking Machine- Anna Baldwin Jan 1, 1879 Perisshable Food Preservation- Thomas Elkins Jan 1, 1904 Tractor- Ben Holt Sep 12, 1917 Smith-Hughes Act Sep 12, 1920 Future Famer Club Sep 12, 1928 FFA beame a National Orgaization Sep 12, 1935 NFA came sbout Sep 12, 1950 FFA got a Federal Charter from congress. Sep 12, 1965 FFA ans NFA emerged. Sep 12, 1969 Gils were allowed in FFA Jan 1, 1987 Gene Gun- 1987 Jan 1, 1993 GPS Technology