Changes in farming (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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When did farming transform on Great Plains?
When did farming transform on Great Plains?
1876-1895
What Great Plains became by 1890s
What Great Plains became by 1890s
America's agricultural heartland
Purpose of dry farming
Purpose of dry farming
Conserving every drop of water from rainfall
Dry farming technique after rainfall
Dry farming technique after rainfall
Plough fields immediately to trap moisture deep in soil
Wheat variety that thrived with dry farming
Wheat variety that thrived with dry farming
Turkey Red wheat
What dry farming made Great Plains become
What dry farming made Great Plains become
America's main wheat-producing region
Year self-regulating windmill invented
Year self-regulating windmill invented
1854
What wind pumps provided access to
What wind pumps provided access to
Underground water sources
Decade wind pumps were perfected
Decade wind pumps were perfected
1880s
Year barbed wire introduced
Year barbed wire introduced
1874
Problem barbed wire solved on Great Plains
Problem barbed wire solved on Great Plains
Fencing in treeless areas
Decade barbed wire improved and made cheaper
Decade barbed wire improved and made cheaper
1880s
Early barbed wire problems (2 issues)
Early barbed wire problems (2 issues)
Relatively expensive and broke easily
Industries using barbed wire besides farmers
Industries using barbed wire besides farmers
Cattle industry and railroad companies