1. Objective 02.01 Describe historical agricultural discoveries that increased the global production of food and fiber

2. Progress in Agriculture Mechanization helps 2% of America’s work force produce the food and fiber to meet the needs of our nation There has been a reduction from 90% of nation’s population involved in farming 200 years ago.

3. Eli Whitney 1793 Invented the cotton gin Transforms cotton to a usable product by removing the cottonseed from the cotton fiber.

4. Cyrus McCormick 1834 Grain reaper Invented to save labor in cutting wheat, oats, and similar crops A threshing device was latter added, which became known as the combine

5. Thomas Jefferson Early 1800s Invented the first iron plow.

6. John Deere 1837 Improved the iron plow by inventing the steel moldboard plow

7. Edmund Quincy 1850 Invented the corn picker

8. Anna Baldwin 1878 Invented the milking machine –Replaced hand milking –Changed the dairy industry

9. Benjamin Holt 1904 Invented the tractor Replaced the mule as the source of power Horse power