What were some uses for corn, besides as food in the Midwest in the 1840's

1840s

Factory-made agricultural machinery increases farmers' need for cash and encourages commercial farming

1841

Practical grain drill patented

1842

First grain elevator, Buffalo, NY

1843

Sir John Lawes founded the commercial fertilizer industry by developing a process for making superphosphate

1844

Practical mowing machine patented

1847

Irrigation begun in Utah

1849

Mixed chemical fertilizers sold commercially