Agricultural Inventions: compound bow, riding saddle, and the cotton gin
Agricultural Invention: compound bow, riding saddle, and the cotton gin
Agriculture has many things to do with inventions. Now you might think that inventions only consist of science and technology. Even though this is true, science and technology are involved in agriculture too, but the invention themselves is related to agriculture by its purpose or how it is used and by whom. For example, the compound bow. It is used for hunting and to bring in a “harvest” of game for food. That is agriculture. Also things like the English saddle, which is used for riding horses and such or even the types of guns used for hunting and etc. is used for agriculture. And yes these all had to be invented at one point.
The compound bow was invented in July 12, 1909 – June 28, 1979 by Holless Wilbur
Allen. He created this bow because him and a fellow hunter found bow hunting very difficult to accomplish what they needed while hunting deer. After many struggles it was patented in the
1960’s but was developed over the years. It now has two cams or wheels on each end a more accurate sight and more than one single cord. It gives the bow more accuracy and power which is adjustable unlike the first bows like the reflex and other types. This particular weapon is used for hunting and is much more efficient and completing its tasks. Now a days it is used for hunting animals of many sizes from turkey, to deer, to bear.
Another invention is the English riding saddle. many types of the saddle were around at the time and had been invented by empires that used them. There are other versions with specific uses or name though such as the English saddle. It was supposedly invented by
Captain Federico Caprili who was an italian equestrian. The problem they needed to solve was a safer, more comfortable way to ride, besides the already used saddles. When he originally made it, it was known as the forward seat. It is placed on the back of the horse for comfort. It has stirrups like
Agriculture has many things to do with inventions. Now you might think that inventions only consist of science and technology. Even though this is true, science and technology are involved in agriculture too, but the invention themselves is related to agriculture by its purpose or how it is used and by whom. For example, the compound bow. It is used for hunting and to bring in a “harvest” of game for food. That is agriculture. Also things like the English saddle, which is used for riding horses and such or even the types of guns used for hunting and etc. is used for agriculture. And yes these all had to be invented at one point.
The compound bow was invented in July 12, 1909 – June 28, 1979 by Holless Wilbur
Allen. He created this bow because him and a fellow hunter found bow hunting very difficult to accomplish what they needed while hunting deer. After many struggles it was patented in the
1960’s but was developed over the years. It now has two cams or wheels on each end a more accurate sight and more than one single cord. It gives the bow more accuracy and power which is adjustable unlike the first bows like the reflex and other types. This particular weapon is used for hunting and is much more efficient and completing its tasks. Now a days it is used for hunting animals of many sizes from turkey, to deer, to bear.
Another invention is the English riding saddle. many types of the saddle were around at the time and had been invented by empires that used them. There are other versions with specific uses or name though such as the English saddle. It was supposedly invented by
Captain Federico Caprili who was an italian equestrian. The problem they needed to solve was a safer, more comfortable way to ride, besides the already used saddles. When he originally made it, it was known as the forward seat. It is placed on the back of the horse for comfort. It has stirrups like