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What is the difference between large and small farms in south America?
Large farms operate more like a production plant than small farms. They produce large amounts of goods, but also have higher overhead too. Small farms often produce a large number of products in smaller quantities.
Why was slavery an economic necessity in the south more so than in the north?
The North was semi-industrial and had many small farms, the South had gigantic farms called plantations.
Why are so many farms small in size?
Because there's not enough money in farming any more to maintain a medium sized farm. Most folks are relying on off-farm jobs, and many more are simply interested in farming as just a hobby. Hobby farmers typically only need a small farm. Corporate farms, however, own huge farms. The much larger farms (+++1000 acres) are those that are able to bring in enough income for the owner[s], much more than a small hobby farm or a medium sized traditional family farm.
Are there more farms factories or services in Europe?
no there isent
Why do you think market-oriented agriculture is more productive than subsistence agriculture?
Agriculture is characterised by a dualistic structure of market-oriented commercial farms and much small-scale subsistence farming.
What made bonanza ranches more competitive than small ranches?
They raised more animals
What made bonanza ranches more competitives than small ranches?
They raised more animals
How were plantations in the southern colonies differents from small farms?
Southern colonies had rich soil and warm climate
How were plantations in southern colonies different from small farms?
Southern plantations were large and needed many workers, but most southern colonists lived on small family farms. plantations, but small farms were much more common.
Why did the large farms replace small farms in the 1700s?
New methods worked best on large farms, which could hire many workers and produce big harvests and more profits. This encouraged wealthy landowners to replace small farms with big ones.
Do all farms raise several kinds of crops and animals?
No. Such farms are becoming few and far between, and are more often small hobby farms rather than large "commercial" farms.
How is a small town diffent from a big town?
A small town has more farms than a big city
What is the difference between large and small farms in south America?
Large farms operate more like a production plant than small farms. They produce large amounts of goods, but also have higher overhead too. Small farms often produce a large number of products in smaller quantities.
Did the southern colonies have large plantations or small farms?
mabye maybe not...:p
Why was slavery an economic necessity in the south more so than in the north?
The North was semi-industrial and had many small farms, the South had gigantic farms called plantations.
How where plantations in the southern colonies different from small farms?
northern farms were mainly family farms southern farms more like plantations where based on a slave economy
What was a small farm owner called?
A "smallholding" is or "hobby farm" is a farm of a small size. Such farms are not meant to be the landowner's primary source of income. Rather, they are more often used as recreational land. Functionally, smallholdings tend to be more like country homes than real farms.
