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here are the innovations in farming methods that created in 1830s : 
- steel-tipped plow used to break out the soils without the tools having to be stuck in the ground
- Mechanical reaper, to cut out grass more efficiently
- Thresher, which is created to speed up grain's harvesting process

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Answer:

  • 1834 - McCormick reaper patented
  • 1834 - John Lane began to manufacture plows faced with steel saw blades
  • 1837 - John Deere and Leonard Andrus began manufacturing steel plows. The plow was made of wrought iron and had a steel share that could cut through sticky soil without clogging.
  • 1837 - Practical threshing machine patented

Explanation:

In 1830, around 250-300 work hours were required to deliver 100 bushels (5 sections of land) of wheat with walking plow, brush harrow, hand broadcast of seed, sickle, and flail.

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