Farming Tools- 1800s
Farming tools in the 1800s were described as _______.
Simple
In the 1900s, what animals were pulling the tools in the fields?
Horses
By the year 2000, most of the plowing, planting, and picking crops was done by ________
machines
What was the first style of houses that families built in the 1800s?
Log cabins
Sod
What tool did farmers use in the 1800s to cut down trees?
Axe
What was the most important new tool in the 1900s?
A steel plow
The tractor
How many rooms did a typical log cabin have?
1- the main room
The largest room in the updated houses made with wood was WHAT room?
The kitchen
In the 1800s, what tool was used to then cut the trees into logs to build log cabins?
Saws
Who invented the steel plow?
John Deere
A tractor can pull up to how many horses (horse power?)
100
Since glass was so expensive back then, what did people use to cover their windows instead?
Greased paper
What did the families use for a bathroom?
An 1800's plow blade was made out of what?
Iron
John Deere took away iron from the plow blades and, instead, starting making them with what material?
Steel
What is the most important farming tool for dairy farmers?
The milking machine
Oak or Beech leaves
Name 1 of the two things that rich farmers could afford
running water or electricity
What types of animals used to pull the plows?
Oxen
The new 1900s grain cutting tool was called the _____
reaper.
In today's day in age, how many acres of land are needed to grow 100 bushels of what?
Two acres
Sheep were kept on the farms for what purpose?
Their wool.
What is the name of the process used to store food?
canning