![]() One farmer supplies food and fiber for 15.5 people. It takes 6 1/2 labor-hours required to produce 100 bushels (4 acres) of wheat with tractor, 10- foot plow, 12-foot row weeder, harrow, 14-foot drill, self-propelled combine and trucks. How would American agriculture cope with the changes prosperity brought after World War II? How would progress in agricultural science change America and the world? Consider these and other questions as you explore, "Growing a Nation: Prosperity and Challenges". ![]() Fewer people were needed to work on farms, and many families were free to pursue new dreams so they left the countryside for work in the city and homes in the suburbs. Farms became mechanized, and new pesticides, weed killers and chemical fertilizers increased crop yields.Īs agriculture became more efficient there were fewer but much larger farms. Science and technology were changing the way America farmed. A whole new economy based on consumerism was created as television images increased the public's appetite for all kinds of new products. A higher standard of living increased home and car ownership and brought more educational opportunities for many Americans. Truman could honestly say, "The American farmer has reached an economic position better than he had ever known before." American farmers prospered due to record agricultural production and prices. The Marshall Plan helped restore the European economy while feeding millions of people. ![]() farm exports skyrocket from around two billion dollars in the 1940s to nearly four billion in 1950. The Marshall Plan was enacted, which helped U.S. At the end of World War II, prosperity brought both opportunity and change to American agriculture. ![]()
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