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Approximately two percent of the United States population comprise of farmers/ranchers and their families. That is around 6.4 million people in the country who are directly involved in farming and ranching (calculated against current population statistics of 2014).
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What were some major problems facing American farmers in the 1920s?
The farmers bought more land during WW1 to make a profit from the starving people of Europe. After the war the US was thriving and charged high taxes to foreign companies, ensuring that US companies had no foreign competitors. Unfortunately, this made Europe boycott US exports, leaving the farmers producing too much with not as many people to sell it to, which wasn't helped by the US's falling population. Then more efficient Canadian wheat growers sold wheat at a better deal than US farmers. Finally, the farmers bought machinery on a loan basis; as they overproduced and demand went down, they had to sell food at a minimum price to still pay loans. This failed and many lost their farms as a result. Not all farmers lost land; specialist farmers succeeded by selling fresh fruit and vegetables, such as lettuce, to the rich.
Which of the following explains why farmers in the early US benefited when there were no protective tariffs?
Farmers could buy goods from overseas for lower prices.
What was the name given to poor southern white small farmers after the Civil War?
After the US Civil War, many poor white farmers became sharecroppers, farming land owned by the wealthy planters in exchange for a percentage of their crop's yield.
What was a major problem faced by US farmers in both the 1890s and the 1920s?
inflationary currency.
Which was a major problem faced by US farmers in both the 1890s and the 1920s?
Inflationary Curency
How many farmers in the US?
A few
How many farmers were there in the US in 2004?
2,846,389 2,846,389
How many people do US farmers feed?
One US farmer can feed about 129 people! AMAZING!
What farmers leave plant stalks in the field to reduce soil erosion?
Many farmers throughout agricultural areas of the US follow this practice.
Many US Farmers have lost their family farms over the last 40 years because they could not?
Many US Farmers have lost their family farms over the last 40 years because they could not compete with the big corporations
Advice on future farmers like us?
to be good farmers
What were the problems for the farmers after the US Civil War?
Cattle farming was too expensive, so many farmers moved out to the Plains for crop farming. There they had trouble with high interest in the banks, unfair railroad fees, and overproduction from other farmers.
Who provides food for us?
Farmers
Do farmers have farms in the US?
Yes.
Are there fenugreek farmers in US?
Yes fenugreek is grown in the US.
Why did Mexicans farmers dislike nafta?
Mexican farmers were not subsidized by their government; US farmers were. NAFTA allowed the subsidized US products to be sold on the Mexican market cheaper than Mexican products.
What did farmers learn from the Articles of Confederation?
The FARMERS is incorrect. It is the FRAMERS of the US Constitution. Please see:What did the Framers of the US Constitution learn from the Articles of Confederation?
