Historical Fact: 1607 English colonists in Jamestown., Va., planted grain, potatoes, pumpkins, melons, cotton, oranges and pineapples.
Historical Fact: 1609 Indians taught the Jamestown settlers how to grow corn.
Historical Fact: 1731 Jethro Tull introduced the horse-drawn cultivator and seed drill to English farming.
Historical Facts:
1784 James Small invented the iron plow in England.
1793 Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.