Hard winter wheat could stand the hot dry weather and proved to be the best variety to mill into flour. With improvements from horse drawn to mechanization of machinery farms became larger. The Angell one-way plow revolutionized wheat growing in dry land Seward County. The discovery of deep well irrigation and the use of natural gas as a fuel made it possible to grow many kinds of crops. These include corn, milo, alfalfa, sugar beets, and wheat.
Farmers are now able to produce all feeds necessary for the production of hogs and cattle.