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In 1793 Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin.
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In July od 1831 Cyrus Mccormick invented the reaper.
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In 1874 Joseph glidden invented barbed wire.
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Anna Baldwin invents a miliking machine that milks cows in 1879.
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In 1904 Benjamin Holt invented the tractor. It was used to work the deep peat soils.
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Established funding for vocational agriculture in high school.
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In 1920 virginia was the first state to have future farmers clubs for boys.
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A network of teachers guided the establishment of FFA as a team effort to establish a club for boys with similar farm interests.
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NFA (new farmers of america) was formed for black male students.
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FFA became one of a few student organizations to receive a federal charter from congress (public law 740)
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In 1965 FFA and the NFA merge
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In 1969 girls were allowed in the ffa for the first time.
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Between 1983- 1986 John Sanford invented the Gene gun.
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The name changed from future farmers of america to national ffa organization to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture.
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In 2012 the national convention completes 7 year run in Indianapolis and returns to Louisville Kentucky in 2013 for 3 years.
