In which ways did technology government policy and economics conditions change American agriculture in the period 1865-1900?

Answer 1

American agriculture was greatly changed by the sudden rise of railroads. New farming machinery also came into existence, which allowed farmers to grow more productive crops than ever before. Although the prices in agriculture were steadily decreasing, the farmers fell into debt.

Answer 2

You see, farmers were struggling up until this point. They had not had a very efficient way of making large amouts of crop until they got their hands on some new, more efficient machinery. Then they became some of the richest people in America at that time.

Commercial agriculture became more common than subsistence farming, and there was growth in sharecropping. There was mechanization and an idealization of "bigger is better."

Supply was higher than the demand, and overproduction led to lower prices and left people in debt.

Answer 3

Technology, government policy and economic conditions changed American agriculture in the period 1865 -1900 in many ways. New farming equipment gave farmers a chance to produce a great deal more crops than ever before. But farmers were charged high for the use of railroads. Because of the gradually lowering price of agricultural produce and monetary policy, farmers got into debt. The government's policy seemed to favor those who were rich rather than the farmers.