Question

What are five major inventions that improved agricultural output between 1750 and 1870?

Answer 1

Here are five major inventions that improved agricultural output between 1750 and 1870:

the cast-iron plow

Thomas Jefferson's plow with moldboard of least resistance

the grain drill

the two-horse straddle row cultivator

chemical fertilizers

Answer 2

One of the major inventions that improved agricultural output between 1750 and 1870 are:
- Cotton gin : Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin in 1793, which contributes to the success of cotton as a Southern cash crop.
- iron plow : Jethro Wood invented the iron plow with interchangeable parts in 1819
- Factory-made agricultural machinery (1840s)- this encouraged commercial farming
- chemical fertilizers were sold commercially (1849)
- Steam tractors are tried out