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they were family farmers on their families farm Oregon
they were family farmers on their families farm Oregon
Boys farm for their families because it is their chore to farm as they are growing up. Many boys fall in love with the farm during these years and want to continue to farm when they are adults.
They had extended families to help do household chores and farm
The Homestead Act had promoted the development of family farms. The act involved allotting a family with farm land (if they met and maintained criteria for the act) in an effort to give families a â??head startâ?? with developing a farm.
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Most farm families made their own clothes , furniture , and tools. Families raised crops and animals for thier food.
. performing a wide range of duties both inside the house and in the family's fields; they were subordinate yet essential contributors to the family's welfare.
Many farm families turn to sharecropping because they could not afford the payments on their own farm or they could not afford the taxes. Sharecroppers were obligated to give a certain portion of the crops produced to the land owner.
There is no difference, actually. Many, if not most corporate farms are owned by families, and are still considered a family farm. The term "family farm" should never always equate to a "small farm," nor should the term "corporate farm" should ever equate to a large-scale operation owned by a multi-national company or corporation. Many family farms are very large (often being the largest farming enterprises in the country), and many corporate farms have been formed by families who wished to take advantage of the legal and accounting benefits that comes with operating such a business enterprise.
Family work, farm and raise children together. When in trouble, people can go to their mother or motherland for shelter.
Helen Canon has written: 'The family finances of 195 farm families in Tompkins County, New York, 1927-1928' -- subject(s): Farm life, Cost and standard of living