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2. History of agriculture in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The history of agriculture in the United States covers the period from the first English settlers to the present day. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products. Most farms were geared toward subsistence production for family use.

3. As investors pay top-dollar for land, farmers are often ...

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   From 2017 to 2022, the average value per acre of all American farmland grew from $4,368 to $5,354, an increase of nearly 23%.

4. Plantation complexes in the Southern United States - Wikipedia

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   The Seward Plantation is a historic Southern plantation-turned-ranch in Independence, Texas. Plantation complexes were common on agricultural plantations in the Southern United States from the 17th into the 20th century. The complex included everything from the main residence down to the pens for livestock. Until the abolition of slavery, such ...

5. Agricultural land - Wikipedia

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   Agricultural land. Agricultural land is typically land devoted to agriculture, [1] the systematic and controlled use of other forms of life —particularly the rearing of livestock and production of crops —to produce food for humans. [2] [3] It is generally synonymous with both farmland or cropland, as well as pasture or rangeland .

6. Morrill Land-Grant Acts - Wikipedia

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   Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 51–841, 26 Stat. 417, enacted August 30, 1890. The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession, or ...

7. Agricultural Adjustment Act - Wikipedia

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   The Agricultural Adjustment Act ( AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on part of their land. The money for these subsidies was generated through an exclusive tax on companies ...