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Industrial technology in the New Century
Tech brought improvements to agriculture. Dams supplied irrigation water to dry lands. It also brought new plants, foods, and seeds. -
Pure Food
USDA passed a law requiring an inspection of the cleanliness of ag foods. Which helped the dangers of consuming toxic food. -
Manufacturing Innovations
Machines drastically reduced the amount of man power required on farms. Fewer people and less land could now produce the same amount of food. This changed ag because it made working and making things become easier. -
A need for agriculture education
More people needed food and fiber because of war looming. Collages put in a course to educate people in agriculture. This is good for ag because more people will know about Ag. Also, more people will want to be a farmer or go into a career that involves agriculture. -
Wartime Expansion
Europe struggled to feed its citizens and soldiers. President Wilson signed an act called the Farm Credit Loan Act. it provided long-term loans to farmers. -
Rural Roots
People who didn't live in the city lacked indoor plumbing and electricity. Farmers started not to like city life. 40% of rual families=locked things. -
Surplus and Plummeting Prices
After world war, the market disappeared and created a surplus of products and a drop in prices. This made things very different in farming and trying to grow. -
Drought and Depression
Feilds and streams were dried up, and cattle couldn't be fed. Crops failed, money was short, ag experts were crashed, and they couldn't export anything. This was bad for agriculture because there was no m oney to export anything and take care of the animals. -
The crash lands
Prices in agriculture continued to plummet. Shows the depression and impact. -
Farmers readjust their planning schedule.
There was low crop prices they tried to teach farmers a balance supply with a demand. The farmers were told to readjust to planting less of surplus crops like corn and wheat. -
Adapting to change
Beef prices dropped from 10 cents to 5 cents per pound. The price of a bushel of corn was 76 cents to 29 cents in 1932. The first has its origins in such revolutionary developments as the change from horses to motors. -
Drought Policies and Programs
President Hoover thought the economy would fix itself, but it just went downhill. They experimented with new agricultural methods. This made agriculture more advanced.