Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Agriculture

Gang Plow-
  1. invented by john deere
  2. 12 to 14 blades
  3. made of steel instead of wood
cast iron plow-
  1. Had three rows of teeth
  2. made with metal not wood
Spring Tooth Harrow-
  1. loosened soil
  2. no hydrolics
  3. uses levers
Flying Shuttle
  1. used for weaving
  2. doubled what a weaver could do daily
Mold board Plow
  1. flips rich soil up
  2. made with wood
  3. made plating quicker
Grain elevator
  1. made by joseph Dart
  2. made in 1842
  3. made of wood first then steel
Combine
  1. 1834 was when it was invented
  2. harvested crops
Cotton Gin
  1. made in 1743
  2. made by Ellie whitney
  3. Removes seeds from Cotton
  4. 50lbs of cotton cleanec daily

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