DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: First Major Agriculture Revolution The 1870s was the first major agricultural revolution with moving from…
American Agriculture History Minute: Development of the Wealthy Apple
…4.0/Wikipedia image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Development of the Wealthy Apple In 1860, Horace Greeley wrote in his New York Tribune…
American Agriculture History Minute: Anna Baldwin Changes the Dairy Industry Forever
Anna Baldwin milking machine revolutionized the American dairy industry / By PA Department of Agriculture (X post) I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute:…
American Agriculture History Minute: Railroads Helped Change Colorado Agriculture
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. After a long dry trek across what is now Nebraska and Kansas, early settlers saw little or no value…
American Agriculture History Minute: Future Bright for Colorado After Discovery of Gold, Silver, and the Railroad
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Early settlers found a lot to like once they crossed the Appalachians and settled in states like Ohio, Illinois,…
American Agriculture History Minute: First Motor Truck for Agriculture Hauling Introduced
Vintage International Harvester Auto Buggy By sv1ambo / Wikipedia image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: First Motor Truck for Agriculture Hauling Introduced…
American Agriculture History Minute: Advancement of Soybeans
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Soybeans were not widely cultivated in the U.S. until the early 1930s, but by 1942, the U.S. became the…
American Agriculture History Minute: First Grain Powered Grain Elevator Developed
Drawing of the original Dart Elevator By The Library of Congress / Wikipedia image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Joseph Dart is part of American agriculture…
American Agriculture History Minute: Conservation to Control Flood Waters Begins
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Conservation to Control Flood Waters Begins In 1885, Harriet Strong made a study about the shortage of…
American Agriculture History Minute: Wheat Production Grows with the Railroad
Strasburg, Pennsylvania, October 2019 – Antique Steam Freight Train Puffing Smoke and Steam DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Wheat Production…
American Agriculture History Minute: Midlings Purifier Installed for Wheat Growers
Midlings Purifier (1865) Courtesy of The Weekly Northwestern Miller (July 1, 1892)/Wikimedia image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Midlings Purifier Installed for…
American Agriculture History Minute: National Road Developed
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: National Road Developed It was called the National Road. No, not Route 66. That would…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Early Corn Production Leader
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Early Corn Production Leader Once early settlers crossed the Appalachians, many had had enough…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Canal Commission Established
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal lock keepers house at Lock 70. DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Canal Commission Established…