1650 - Taos Indians irrigate lands along Beaver creek in Scott county. Horse powered, it ground both wheat and corn. 30,000 settlers leave the state. Fair held at Leavenworth. 1870's - Silos and refrigerator cars came into use Wheat sown by drill, harvested by reaper and tied by hand.
Header comes into use.
Shorthorns, Devons, Jerseys, Ayrshires and grades represented. Hogs classed by breed for the first time. About 600,000 cattle arrive in Abilene on cattle drive. Nearly half wintered there and in extremely hard winter many thousand head died. Eight cheese factories reported operating in Kansas 400,000 buffalo hides shipped from Dodge City Kansas State Grange organized 1874 - Grasshopper invasion and drought causes widespread suffering German Mennonites settle in Marion county, bringing Turkey Red winter wheat to Kansas Glidden barb wire patented Drouth, winds and grasshopper invasion.