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Despite the decline in the number of farmers and agriculture's share of GDP since 1960, agricultural output has risen. [1] As of the early 1990s, Austria was self-sufficient in all cereals and milk products as well as in red meat. This gain was achieved because of the considerable gains in agricultural labor productivity. [1]
1700 – British Agricultural Revolution ends; 1763 – International "Potato Show" in Paris with corn varieties from different states; 1804 – Vincenzo Dandolo writes several treatises of agriculture and sericulture. 1809 – French confectioner Nicolas Appert invents canning; 1837 – John Deere invents steel plough
August 12: Jackson and Duval County, Florida's first two counties are formed. 1824: Florida's first true lighthouse built in St. Augustine. U.S. Army establishes Fort Brooke (later to become Tampa, Florida). Tallahassee chosen as location of capital (half-way between previous capitals of East and West Florida) 1825: Lighthouse built in St ...
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first
This is a timeline of Austrian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Austria and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Austria .
Agriculture plays a major role in the history and economy of the American state of Florida. Florida's relatively warm climate gives it a competitive position for many markets in the United States . Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States and is particularly well known for its oranges which are primarily ...
The history of Austria covers the history of Austria and its predecessor states. In the late Iron Age Austria was occupied by people of the Hallstatt Celtic culture ( c. 800 BC), they first organized as a Celtic kingdom referred to by the Romans as Noricum , dating from c. 800 to 400 BC.
Generic map of a medieval manor, showing strip farming. The mustard-colored areas are part of the demesne, the hatched areas part of the glebe. William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1923. The open-field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages and lasted into the 20th century in Russia, Iran, and ...