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THE iron plow was invented to help the cotton production increase.

That's baloney. Iron plows helped produce more food. The Cotton Gin helped the cotton production increase. Think about it. Cotton doesn't need digging into the soil. Potatoes do.

I'm pretty sure the reason the Iron Plow was invented was because in 1797 Charles Newbold realized that wooden plows are stupid and that iron would be a much smarter alternative.Yes I realize that Jethro Wood made the first cast-iron plow with replaceable parts, but Newbold thought of the iron plow first.

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Used to make long straight rows for rice and soybeans, the iron plow was found in the northern part of Central China and dates around 475-220 BC. Early plows were small and handheld. Animal drawn plows appeared around the 1st century BC.

Europe had iron plows around 1000 A.D.

In the 1600's, improved iron plows were brought to Holland from China and might be credited for the beginning of the Agricultural Revolution.

the first completely iron plow was developed sometime in the 1700s, but farmers were worried about iron poisoning the soil.

In 1837, JOHN DEERe made it out of steel

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