American Agriculture's Remarkable Growth, 1860-1910

American Agriculture's Remarkable Growth, 1860-1910

American agriculture underwent an extraordinary transformation during the second half of the 19th century, as the number of farms, the rural population, and the value of farmland increased significantly. Between 1860 and 1910, the United States experienced one of the most dramatic periods of agricultural expansion in its history. In this edition of the American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold ...