1921--An agreement was signed which allowed a Major League team to own Minor League teams. Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals used this to establish the farm system, controlling players at different classifications of Minor League Baseball and developing them for his team. More info at http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com
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Farm teams are minor league teams from where major league teams draft players as needed.
There is only one, the Mississippi Braves, a AA farm team of the Atlanta Braves. They are located in a suburb of Jackson.
Japanese teams
Click on the 'Cubs Farm Teams' link below to see all minor league affliates of the Cubs from 1922 to present.
There are currently 30 teams.
There are no major league baseball teams from North Dakota.