Farming Flashcards
how did the homestead act help farming
encouraged eastern settlers to the plains
how did the Merrill act help farming
educate farming
what were farmers subjected to
boom bust economies
how many homesteaders were repossessed
11,000 between 1889-1893
what did the eastern plains become
the breadbasket for the USA and Europe
what were large scale farms called
bonanza farms owned by corporations in Minnesota which had investments for new machiney and sufficient in size 400 acres for profit
how did railways help farmers
carried machinery seeds fertilisers out the plains and produce from market
what was the increase of wheat production
1.2 billion litres in 1865 to 7 billion by 1900
how did this increase population growth
1 million in Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota in 1860 to over 7 million by 1900
