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John Johnston (farmer)
John Johnston
was a
Scottish-American
farmer
. He is
credited
with the first
public
introduction
of
agricultural drainage
in the
United States
. He did so in
1838
.
John
Johnston
was
born
in
Scotland
and
emigrated
to
the United
States
in
1821
. His
farmhouse
in
upper
Geneva, New York
is now a
museum
of his
life
and
drainage
tiles
.