Percent of people living on farms in 1800’s
Percent of people living on farms today
Started agriculture mechanization with the invention of the cotton gin
Allowed people to move west with the invention of the plow
Founded the mechanical corn picker in the 1850’s
Used the first gasoline tractor in 1892
The first person to diversify agriculture, especially in the South
Invented the first bread-slicing machine in 1928
Starting the new revolution of agriculture mechanics
One of the six areas of agriculture mechanics
Entry level agriculture mechanics careers
Technical level agriculture mechanics careers
Professional level agriculture mechanics careers
Moving objects to complete a task
Amount of time is takes to complete a task
Geometry, algebra, trigonometry
Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science
Screw, axe, ramp
Combine, tractor, lawn mower
Percent of careers in agriculture and agriculture related businesses
Events that need to occur for an engine to operate
Amount of time to produce an acre of wheat with physical labor
Amount of time to produce an acre of wheat with steam engines and horses
Amount of time to produce an acre of wheat with early gas engine tractors
1 hour of work
Modern time to produce an acre of wheat
55 hours
15 hours
5 hours
Intake, compression, power, exhaust
30%
Complex machines
Simple machines
Science skills used in agriculture mechanics
Math skills used in agriculture mechanics
power
work
At least a four year college degree, higher wages, lots of problem solving and people skills
At least and associates degree, higher wages, problem solving and people skills
High school degree, lower pay, little responsibility
Food Processing
Agriculture structures, equipment, and facilities
Agriculture Mechanics, construct, and maintenance
Soil and Water practices
Agriculture power and machinery
Agriculture electrification, power, and controls
Computers and electronic technology
Otto Rohwedder
George Washington Carver
John Froelich
Edmund Quincy
John Deere
Ely Whitney
2%
70%
Produced the first diesel engine that was first used in a tractor in 1931
Rudolph Diesel