TY - BOOK TI - Agriculture SN - 9780716603856 AV - S 494.5.I5 .A37 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago PB - World Book KW - AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS -- JUVENILE LITERATURE N1 - 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 N2 - "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 ER -