Farming 19th century/present

FARMING 19TH CENTURY TO PRESENT Agriculture has been the most important activity in America from the 1600’s to the present but is rapidly declining in economic importance in the 21st century. The farm equipment has improved drastically, from hand labor to gas and diesel machinery (Fite 1). In the 1860’s, farmers made up fifty-eight percent of the labor force (ARS). The agriculture business was the foundation of the west. The most common farm tools used in …showed first 75 words of 1294 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1294 total…Duane 150). While the technology continues to increase so will the crop sizes produced. I believe that the United States will soon begin to import good, and foods from other countries. This would stop the need for farmers in the United States. I also believe that a scientists will eventually create a robot that perform this occupation for us. Then there will be no need for humanly ran farms, so these farms will eventually die out.