history unit 18.1-

great age of free enterprise capitalism marked by major technological advancements and unprecedented industrial expansion in al regions of the country

Age of Industry

enabled a farmer to ride his plow instead of walking behind it

plow sulky

major asset to wheat farmers that bound grain in bundles and deposited it in stacks

twine binder

farm machinery company that began productionof this binder in 1881

mcCormick company

grain could be reaped and threshed in one continuous operation

combine

replaced horses and mules for pulling farm equipment

steam,gasoline, and diesel tractors

planting a different crop each year to avoid depleting the soil of minerals

crop rotation

plowing furrows to follow the curves of a hill, helped to eliminate soil erosion

contour plowing

agricultural expirimenter who did much to aid american farmers, invented the burbank potato and thornless cactus

luther burbank

found a vaiety of wheat in russia that would grow with very little rainfall, helped farmers increase their markets

mark carleton

best remembered for his research with the peanut

george washington carver

established by congress for operating experimental farms, conductinf research etc.

department of agriculture

provided land to states for the establishment of colleges that would specialize in the agricultural and mechanical sciences

morrill act

provided funds for these state agricultural colleges to establish experiment stations and begin researching better farming methods

hatch act

established the cooperative extension service within the depart. of agriculture, and it made a county agent for farmers

smith-lever act

taught members the newest methods in farming and homemaking

4-H

provided farm leadership training for boys studying sgriculture in high schools

future farmers of america

counterpart of FFA

future homemakers of america