Agriculture / - Chicago, IL : World Book, c2009. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. - Inventions and discoveries .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The domestication of plants and animals --
The hoe --
The plow --
Irrigation --
Crop rotation --
The water mill and water wheel --
The windmill --
The horse harness --
The seed drill --
The Norfolk system --
The cotton gin --
The steel plow --
The reaper --
The grain elevator --
The tractor --
Fertilizer --
Hybrid crops --
Pesticides --
Genetically modified food --
Important dates in agriculture.

"An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher

9780716603856


AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS -- JUVENILE LITERATURE
AGRICULTURE -- HISTORY -- JUVENILE LITERATURE

S 494.5.I5 .A37 2009