The Mechanization of Reaping and Mowing in American Agriculture, 1833–1870
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 10104435 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Alan L Olmstead (0000-0002-7613-4764, University of California, Davis, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 1975 |
| Volumen | 35 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 327-352 |
| Fecha de publicación | 1975-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700075082 |
| OpenAlex | W2159433803 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 21 |
| Referencias citadas | 8 |
The successful demonstration of reaping machines by Obed Hussey and Cyrus McCormick in 1833 and 1834 inaugurated long series of events that eventually revolutionized the harvesting of small grains and grasses, drastically altering the lives and productivity of grain farmers. Given the ultimate success and widespread impact of the reaping machine, historians have long pondered why almost twenty years elapsed between the date when Obed Hussey sold his first machine in 1833 and the first wave of popular acceptance in the mid-1850's. Why did it take twenty years for a significant number of farmers to begin to exchange their cradles and scythes for reapers and mowers? What important economic and technological factors governed the initial diffusion of this invention? These are important historical questions, the answers to which can significantly influence our broader perceptions of the problem of technological diffusion
Agricultural economics · Agricultural machinery · Agriculture · Archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Industrial engineering · Mechanization · Productivity · Technological system · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies · Engineering · History of Science and Medicine
Beyond the Threshold
The Diffusion of the Reaper
The Mechanization of Reaping in Nineteenth-Century Ontario
The Rise of the Cotton Industry in California
Demand vs. Supply in the Industrial Revolution
Models of technological change
The New Economic History Re-assessed Railroads and Slavery
The New Economic History Re-assessed Railroads and Slavery
Extraccion de trabajo y cambio tecnico
The “Agricultural Revolution” in the United States
Technology, Growth, and History
Land abundance and cheap horsepower in the mechanization of the antebellum United States economy
The Diffusion of Tractors on the Canadian Prairies
Mechanizing cotton production in the American south
Following America into the second industrial revolution
Organizing the Farm Bureau
The Adoption of New Technologies
The Future of Economic History Must Be Interdisciplinary
The Mechanization of Reaping and Mowing in American Agriculture, 1833-1870
Understanding Political Events in the New Economic History
The agrarian origins of US capitalism
| Obras citantes distintas | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,42 |
| Intervalo de citas | 1976 - 2015 (40) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 21 |