The forests surrounding Almaty (formally Alma-ala) Kazakhstan, is where apple trees originated. Continue reading
Tag: Agriculture
Potato Cultivation in Peru and Bolivia
Andean farmers began potato cultivation circa 200 BCE, in and around Peru and Bolivia. Continue reading
Peach Cultivation in China
The Chinese took native wild peach trees and started to cultivation them circa 2000 BCE. Continue reading
Sheep-shearing Machine Patented
It was James Highen of Melbourne, Australia, who patented the first Sheep-shearing machine in 1868. Continue reading
The Cast Iron Plow
After obtained the patent in 1785, the English inventor Robert Ransome, Continue reading
Pear Orchards in China?
The Chinese may have been picking pears since circa 2100 BCE, Continue reading
Oyster farming circa 110 BCE
A Roman Fisherman by the name of Sergius Orata, built sheltered fishponds, that provided posts for larval oysters to attached to and grow. Continue reading
Moldboard Plows by the Chinese
Sometime in the 1st Century, the Chinese invented a plow with a moldboard that was curved to help them aside soil. Continue reading
Peaches in the New World
By the late 1500s, Mexico was growing peaches that were brought by the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th Century. Continue reading
Cultivation of Bananas
It is uncertain the origin of banana cultivation. But historical records show Continue reading