Remember to use examples and be specific. 1. What factors caused many people to give up farming and move to the city? Fill in the boxes below to explain how each step led many farmers to leave their farms for a life in the city. (7 points) Cash Crops In the late 1800's the majority of farmers grew enough food
Introducing cash crops such as tobacco, sugar, and rice was a pivotal time for the Chesapeake and South Carolina societies. The environment was a big factor on what each colony could grow, and this helped assist in the boom in several cash crops. Such as, the Chesapeake society relied on tobacco because it could grow so well in the environment. The desire for tobacco made it easy to trade because of the coast. Indeed, this changed the colonies drastically but it wouldn’t have been the same without
known for slaves to be working in plantation fields. The often would work cultivating cotton, tobacco, and sugar. Tobacco was a very popular cash crop, but died out due to the harsh conditions it would give the soil. Moreover, southern states were referred to as Cotton Kingdom. The reason being is because in the southern states, cotton was the major cash crop they grew. In addition, more than 50% of the cotton was grown in the south. Additionally, the culture in the South was quite different compared
Introduction Mushrooms are a good cash crop. It is easy to grow and is brimming with protein, B vitamins and minerals. They even have medicinal properties. Time between spawning and harvesting can be as short as three weeks. Furthermore, after the cultivation, you can still use the substrate as a good soil conditioner. Generally the oyster, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms cultivated .Although many other types of mushrooms can be grown, we have chosen oyster the ones that can easily be cultivated
Man’s power and status creates a love for money. Most people see money as an idol god, and because of the recession, and the greed of the few who caused it, money has become the root of all evil in our society. Money actually propagates inequality because of the selfishness it promotes in humanity. Tobacco Companies’ love of money causes them to continue to promote and sell tobacco products even though these products are excessively harmful to their customers. During advertising campaigns, tobacco
different crops. Slaves on plantations On almost all plantations the people who owned the plantation ( also known as planters) Different kinds of plantation Cash crops What is a cash crop? A cash crop is a crop that grows well in the area. A cash crop is very popular and you make lots of money for growing it. For example, in the New England colonies tobacco was a cash crop because it was high in demand and also because the New England colonies had the perfect conditions to grow tobacco. Cash crops in
Proso Millet as an Alternative Crop Proso millet, Panicurn miliaceum (L.), is a warm season grass that is capable of producing seeds within a short growing season of 60 to 100 days (Boland, 2003). Proso millet possesses many unique characteristics that make it a promising alternative cash crop for the Great Plains region of United States. There is much potential for beneficial results if proso millet is further integrated into the cropping scheme of the Great Plains. Reasons for looking
CROPS - summary 1. Planting of cover crops is a process of non-cash crops intend by farmer to grow purposely to protect and improve in-between the time of crop production. It is an easy way to revitalize the fertility of the soil for other subsequent plants growth. Crops duration time are varied from monthly and years depending on its objective and approach adopted. It is usually planted in vacant space and adds to the fertility of soil after they grow instead of being eaten up. They add a number
participatory approaches; integrated use of natural resources at ecosystem and farming systems levels; multilevel and multistate holder involvement; and targeted policy and institutional support. There a few different plants that can be used as a cover crops. The two main plants are legumes and grasses
in soil runoff and controls weeds. 5. Intercrops provide shade and support to the other crop. 6. Inter cropping system utilizes resources efficiently and their productivity is increased 7. Intercropping with cash crops is higher profitable. 8. It helps to avoid intercrop competition and thus a higher number of crop plants are grown per unit area. Disadvantages of intercropping: 1. Yield decreases as the crops differ in their competitive abilities. 2. Management of I/c having different cultural practices