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The rapid growth of population and the expansion of the frontier opened up large numbers of new farms, and clearing the land was a major preoccupation of farmers. After 1800, cotton became the chief crop in southern plantations, and the chief American export.
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- Agricultural Advances in the United States, 1775–1889.
- 1776–1800. During the latter part of the 18th century, farmers relied on oxen and horses to power crude wooden plows. All sowing was accomplished using a hand-held hoe, reaping of hay and grain with a sickle, and threshing with a flail.
- 1800–1830. Inventions during the early decades of the 19th century were aimed at automation and preservation. 1800–1830—The era of turnpike building (toll roads) improved communication and commerce between settlements.
- The 1830s. By the 1830s, about 250-300 labor-hours were required to produce 100 bushels (5 acres) of wheat using a walking plow, brush harrow, hand broadcast of seed, sickle, and flail.
After 1800, the primary market for agricultural products shifted from overseas ports to cities in the United States. Growing urban populations created an ever-increasing demand, not only for standard products like breadstuffs and meat, but for new ones like pears and brooms.
Summary. Throughout history, food needs bonded humans to nature. The transition to agriculture constituted slow, but revolutionary ecological transformations. After 1500 ce, agricultural goods, as well as pests that undermined them, dominated the exchange of species between four continents.
Feb 12, 2019 · From Mount Vernon to Monticello, many of the key conservation practices that USDA recommends producers use on their farms have roots with our “founding farmers,” from presidents like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, to innovators like Ben Franklin.
The United States began as a largely rural nation, with most people living on farms or in small towns and villages. While the rural population continued to grow in the late 1800s, the urban population was growing much more rapidly. Still, a majority of Americans lived in rural areas in 1900.
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The growing use of fac-tory-made agricultural machinery increased farmer’s need for cash and encouraged com-mercial farming. 1850’s Commercial corn and wheat belts began to develop. 1862. U.S. Department of Agriculture established 1862 The drive for agricultur-al education culminated in the passage of the Morrill Land Grant College Act 1862 ...
