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Water and weather. The plains doesn't get a lot of rain and the winter months can be brutal with snow. In the 1860's it was worse than normal for rain because the plains had a long term drought.

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They dry farmed. They planted crops, did not irrigate and hoped for enough rainfall.

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Q: How did they farm in the late 1800s?
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