Cotton was a very nutrient-consuming crop. One would often get a terrible cotton yield if one were to use the same land for it year after year, and so often they would have to alternate certain sections and columns of their land every year so the nutrients could grow back.
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year.
The soil became "worn out". It was depleted of nutrients that it needed for good plant growth.
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year
Growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton overworked the land.
growing tobacco
The Southern Region Of the US is known for growing tobacco and cotton.
The growing of tobacco is controversial because farmers are dependent on it for income, but smoking or chewing it causes cancer. Farmers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky are the primary growers of tobacco. Their economic well-being must be balanced with concerns about public health.
tobacco was used in the triangular trade to buy slaves
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year.
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year
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Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year
growing cash crops such as cotton and tobacco -apex ;)
Growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton overworked the land.
Growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton overworked the land.
Growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton overworked the land.
growing tobacco
Crops became smaller and lower in quality each year.
They grew tobacco, rice, and indigo