Question

How did farming in the United States change in the late 1800s? Choose all answers that are correct. World competition decreased for U.S. farmers. The amount of money available to farmers increased. Farmers began using new equipment. Larger farms began producing a single crop.

Answer 1

-Farmers began using new equipment

-Larger farms began producing a single crop.

Answer 2

Farmers began using new equipment.

Larger farms began producing a single crop.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the 1800s farmers started to use new equipment such as iron plow, the McCormick reaper, plows faced with steel saw blades, and the practical threshing machine.

This new equipment made farming easier and made possible to raise production. This pushed to the creation of Commercial Farming, this meant that farmers did farming not just for their survival but to profit from it. This also meant that farmers started to produce a single crop such as corn or wheat. Corn was more popular because it was easier to harvest and less vulnerable to spoilage after harvest. Wheat production increased after the invention of agricultural machines.