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23 Cards in this Set
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1600's
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Many farmers (96%)
Subsistence Agriculture |
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1700's
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New Ag Developments
New Mechanics Further Land Development |
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1800's
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Morill Land Grant(A&M School)
Government Help Education |
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1910's
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Land Banks
Good Production 31% of Labor |
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1920's
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Overproduction
Stock Market Crash (29) Social and Work Programs CCC and WPA |
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1930's
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Dust Bowl
Ag Adjustment Act Roosevelt Taxes on Commodities Cash Relief for Farmers |
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1940's
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World War I
Women in Control of Farms |
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1950's
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12.2% of Labor
Food Stamps 4-Wheel Drive Starvation Scare (GI's back) |
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1960's
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Chemical and Fertilizers
Agriculture Good Good Access to Capital Expansion |
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1970's
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Farmers 4.6% of Labor
Large Scale Production High Commodity Prices Land and Interest Rates Soar |
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1980's
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Getting Back on Feet
Bankruptcy, Forclosure, Etc. Land High, Overproduction No-Till Farming Popular |
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1990's
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NAFTA
GPS Adapted to Agriculture Mergers and Integration Up and Down for most |
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Biotechnology Examples
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Pest Resistent
Animal Clones Human Skin Grafts and Medical Golden Rice and Safe Tobacco |
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Biotechnology Reasons
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Feed Population
Unblemished Products Low-Cost Food Safe Fruit/Meat/Food |
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Biodiesel
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Soybeans
B20 Most Common |
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Ethanol
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Corn, Sugar Cane, etc.
Availability Problems Renewable Flexible Fuel Vehicle (Leaf) |
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Other Alternative Energyf
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Electric
Hydrogen Methane Solar Wind |
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USDA
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1862-President Lincoln Est.
"People's Department" -Distribute Seed -Gather and Distribute Info |
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Ag Adjustment Act
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1933 Roosevelt Administration
Paid to Produce and not to Raise Prices (Commod. Scarce) Raised Money from Taxes |
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Green Revolution
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1950's-1960's
New Variety (Genetics, Fert- ilizer, Tech, Pesticides) World Wide Boom Targeted Mexico and Brazil |
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Jefferson
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Small Tracts of Land (Cheap)
Equal Opportunity Promote Subsistence Farming Won in Long Run |
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Hamilton
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Large Tracts (Like Europe)
Wealthy Only Maximize Profit for Govt. Plantation Style |
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Land Development
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Hamlet-Pie Shaped
Plantation-Large, Slaves Western U.S.-640 Acre Squares |
