Agricultural Advancements Quiz

Who invented commercial fertilizer in the 1840s?

• Sir John Lawes

• George Washington Carver

• Cyrus McCormick

• Williams S. Petersen

What did the Grain drill patented in the 1840s lead to?

• Increase wheat acreage

• Less Farmers

• Increase crop yields

Which agricultural advancement greatly increased wheat acreage and wheat supply?

• Factory-made agricultural machinery

• Grain drill

• Steam Power Engine

• Refrigerated Freight Cars

Which dairy cattle breeds were imported in the 1840s to improve milk production?

• Holstein and Jersey

• Angus and Charolais

• Jersey and Angus

• Holstein and Charolais

What was the significance of the factory-made agricultural machinery in the 1850s lead to?

• Large scale farming

• Improved influence and marketing opportunities

• Established land grant colleges for agricultural research

• Government support for & control of agriculture

What did the Morrill Land Grant Act establish in the 1860s?

• Land grant colleges for agricultural research

• Commercial fertilizer

• Factory-made agricultural machinery

• Improved influence and marketing opportunities

What was the purpose of the U.S. Department of Agriculture established in the 1860s?

• Government support for & control of agriculture

• Large scale farming

• Improved influence and marketing opportunities

• Established land grant colleges for agricultural research

What was the significance of the steam powered tractor introduced in the 1870s?

• The beginning of the first agricultural revolution

• Improved crop yield and quality

• Ship fruit & vegetables long distances and out of season

• Confined cattle increased beef production & quality

What was the purpose of the refrigerated freight cars introduced in the 1870s?

• To ship fruit & vegetables long distances and out of season

• To improve crop yield and quality

• To confine cattle and increase beef production & quality

• To establish land grant colleges for agricultural research

What was the purpose of the barbed wire patented in the 1870s?

• To confine cattle and increase beef production & quality

• To ship fruit & vegetables long distances and out of season

• To improve crop yield and quality

• To establish land grant colleges for agricultural research