Why wasn't New England's land well-suited for farming

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by Ejd

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Not very fertile soil up north in the New England colonies. Colder and unlikely conditions for agriculture to be found up there.

Evelina answered Mar 8, 2014

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Two reasons:
1. cold winters
2. rocky soils (not good for growing plants)

David Cruwys answered Mar 10, 2014

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