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Graham-Hoeme Chisel Plow
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Equipment, Tillage Era: 1930s DateCreated: 1933 Hooker State: OK Zip: 73945 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/graham-hoeme-chisel-plow-38.aspx Creator: Hoeme, Fred

Preventing Wind Erosion Was The Primary Objective Of Fred Hoeme, a Hooker, Oklahoma Farmer, When He Developed A Heavy-Duty Chisel Plow In 1933. Hoeme And His Sons Manufactured And Sold About 2000 Plows From Their Farmstead. In 1938, W. T. Graham Purchased The Manufacturing And Distribution Rights And Established Manufacturing In Amarillo, Texas. The Graham-Hoeme Plow, Marketed As "The Plow To Save The Plains", Was Sold Worldwide.

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2000
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FMC Sterilizer
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Food Processing Era: 1920-1929 DateCreated: 1920 FPSD manufacturing plant Madera State: CA Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/fmc-sterilizer-27.aspx Creator: Thompson, Albert R.

The Food Canning Industry Was Revolutionized In 1920, When The Continuous Rotary Pressure Sterilizer Was Introduced By Albert R. Thompson. Thompson Was Chief Engineer For The Anderson-Barngrover Co. Of San Jose, California, Now The FMC Corporation. The Sterilizer Cooked Canned Products Uniformly Under Pressure For Short Period At High Temperatures, Then Quickly Cooled Them Under Pressure To Prevent Swelling Or Bursting. It Operated Continuously At Speeds Of Up To 400 Cans Per Minute.

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1992
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First Self-Propelled Combine
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Mechanization Era: 1880s DateCreated: 1886 Tulare County Museum Visalia State: CA Zip: 93277 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/first-self-propelled-combine-49.aspx Creator: Berry, George Stockton

George Stockton Berry (1847-1917) of Lindsay, Tulare County, California designed, built, and in 1886, operated the first self-propelled combine. He was granted a U.S. Patent (# 374,339) in1887. The Berry design embodied the following "firsts":

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2007
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Farmall Row Crop Tractor
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Vehicles Era: 1920s DateCreated: 1923 International Harvester Agricultural Equipment Engineering Center Burr Ridge State: IL Zip: 60527 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/farmall-12.aspx Creator: Benjamin, Bert R.

The First Successful Row Crop Tractor Invented by Bert R. Benjamin (ASAE Member) was Operated and Tested on this Farm in 1923. Increased Row Crop Clearance and Overall Versatility Extending the Use of the Tractor to Cultivating, Accelerated the Conversion from Animal Power to Machine and Marked a New Era in American Agricultural Efficiency and Productivity. Dedicated by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1980

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1980
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Davidson Hall Iowa State
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Education Era: 1920s DateCreated: 1922 Sukup Hall Ames State: IA Zip: 50011 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/davidson-hall-5.aspx Creator:

Designated an Historic Landmark in Honor of J. Brownlee Davidson a Founder of Agricultural Engineering First President of American Society of Agricultural Engineers Organizer of the First Professional Agricultural Engineering Curriculum July 1905 by American Society of Agricultural Engineers

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1975
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Corn Silage Harvester
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Equipment, Harvesting and Baling Era: 1890-1899 DateCreated: 1892 Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Building Falcon Heights State: MN Zip: 55108 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/corn-silage-harvester-26.aspx Creator:

Charles C. Fenno Of Grinnell, Ia, Patented The First Field Corn Silage Harvester On April 19, 1892. His Ground-Powered Machine Cut The Corn Plant And Fed The Tassel End First To A Rotary Cutter. Joseph Weigel Of Flandreau, Sd, Improved Fenno's Harvester In 1912 By Adding An Engine To Power The Cutter And By Feeding The Stalks Butt End First. Andrean And Adolph Ronning, Farmers Of Boyd, Mn Patented Further Improvements In 1915. In 1918 The American Harvester Co. Of Minneapolis, Mn, Began Manufacturing The Horse-Drawn Ronning Harvester Using Weigel's Patent Too.

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1992
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Cotton Gin
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Processing Era: 1750-1799 DateCreated: 1794 Cotton Exchange Commission Building Savannah State: GA Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/cotton-gin-20.aspx Creator: Eli Whitney

This Creative Development Which Was Responsible For The Survival Of The Cotton Industry In The United States Occurred In General Nathaniel Greene's Plantation Near Savannah 10 Miles Northeast Of This Marker. Separation By Hand Labor Of The Lint From The Seed Of The Desired Upland Variety Of Cotton Produced Only One Pound Per Day Per Person. Eli Whitney, A Native Of Massachusetts And Yale Law Graduate, Came To Georgia To Teach School In Late 1792, At Age 27. Mrs. Catherine Greene, Widow Of General Greene, Invited Whitney To Her Plantation, And Urged Him To Design A Cotton Gin.

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1986
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Claytile Drain
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Era: 1830-1839 DateCreated: 1835 Weaver Drain Tile Museum Geneva State: NY Zip: 14456 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/claytile-drain-3.aspx Creator: Johnston, John

Farm And Residence of John Johnston 1791 - 1880 Eminent Farmer Who Here Originated Tile Underdrainage in America in 1835 and Thereby Became an Outstanding Contributor to Human Welfare Honored by The American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1935. Erected by State Education Department

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ASABE Headquarters
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Era: 1960-1969 DateCreated: 1969 ASABE Headquaters St. Joseph State: MI Zip: 49085 Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/asabe-hq-47.aspx Creator:

Established in 1907, the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) was managed by volunteers. In 1925, local editor Raymond Olney was named secretary, thus establishing ASAE in this area. By 1969, with over 7,000 members in 100 countries, an ASAE building was constructed at this site in St. Joseph, Mi. In 2005, ASAE became ASABE to recognize the importance of biology in the profession. ASABE collects and maintains the unique body of knowledge for the agricultural/biological engineering profession.

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2007
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Ann Arbor Baler
Society: ASABE Main Category: Agricultural & Biological Sub Category: Equipment, Harvesting and Baling Era: 1920-1929 DateCreated: 1929 Shelbyville State: IL Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.asabe.org/awards-landmarks/asabe-historic-landmarks/ann-arbor-baler-13.aspx Creator: Raymore McDonald

Designated an Historic Landmark of Agricultural Engineering. In the Shelbyville Area During the Spring of 1929, Raymore McDonald Designed and Developed the First Commercial Pick-Up Baler as Conceived and Financed by Horace Tallman and His Sons, Leslie R. and Gentry L. These Balers were Marketed for Many Years by the Ann Arbor Machine Company of Shelbyville. This Concept of Field Processing of Farm Forages Made a Significant Contribution to the Efficiency and Economy of Mechanized Forage Harvesting in the World's Agriculture.

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