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Agriculture
Then and Now
Work Force
• More than 25% of people work in agriculture or some related field
• Many changes have occurred throughout the years
Then vs. Now
• People living on Farms– 1800’s = 70%– Now = 2%
• Amount of time to produce an acre of wheat– 1800’s = 55 hours– Now = 1 hour
History of the Engine
• John Froelich– First gasoline tractor in 1892
History of the Engine
• Rudolph Diesel– Produced the
first diesel engine in 1898
JOHN DEERE PLOW
Allowed people to move west!
Edmund Quincy invented first mechanical picker
George Washington Carver
• First person to Diversity Agriculture– Grew peanuts,
sweet potatoes, and soybeans
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