McCormick patents mechanical reaperJun 21, 1834Labels: Cyrus McCormick, Mechanical ReaperCyrus McCormickMcCormick reaper
McCormick secures reaper-improvement patentJan 31, 1845Labels: Cyrus McCormick, Reaper ImprovementCyrus McCormick
McCormick moves manufacturing to ChicagoJan 1, 1847Labels: McCormick Works, ChicagoMcCormick reaperInternational timeline
USDA established as federal agriculture agencyMay 15, 1862Labels: USDA, Abraham LincolnUSDA blogUSDA agency
Morrill Act creates land-grant college systemJul 2, 1862Labels: Morrill Act, Land-Grant CollegesNational ArchivesMorrill Acts
Great Chicago Fire damages McCormick worksOct 8, 1871Labels: Great Chicago, McCormick WorksLeander McCormick
Glidden granted barbed-wire patentNov 24, 1874Labels: Joseph Glidden, Barbed WireNational ArchivesJoseph Glidden
Hatch Act funds agricultural experiment stationsMar 2, 1887Labels: Hatch Act, Experiment StationsHatch ActOSU AgSci
International Harvester formed by major mergerMar 22, 1902Labels: International Harvester, Major MergerInternational HarvesterInternational timeline
Smith–Lever Act creates Cooperative Extension systemMay 8, 1914Labels: Smith Lever, Cooperative ExtensionNIFA historySmith Lever Act
Federal Aid Road Act funds rural post roadsJul 11, 1916Labels: Federal Aid, Rural RoadsFederal Aid Road
Fordson tractors expand production in wartime yearsJan 1, 1918Labels: Fordson Tractor, Wartime ProductionFordsonSmithsonian