ABSTRACT

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume examines the aspects and problems of land policies and the growth in farming during the mid-1800s.

chapter I|21 pages

The South in 1815

chapter II|29 pages

Northern Agriculture in 1815

chapter III|19 pages

Public-Land Policies

chapter V|19 pages

The Border South: Tobacco, Flax, Hemp

chapter VI|16 pages

Rice and Sugar

chapter VII|22 pages

Cotton

chapter VIII|23 pages

Grain Farming

chapter IX|21 pages

Prairie Farming

chapter X|32 pages

Livestock

chapter XI|17 pages

Dairy Farming

chapter XII|22 pages

Hay, Fruit, and Vegetables

chapter XIII|24 pages

Labor and Farm Machinery

chapter XIV|17 pages

Search for New Species

chapter XV|26 pages

Government Concern for the Farmer

chapter XVI|20 pages

Agricultural Periodicals and Journalists

chapter XVII|25 pages

Education for Future Farmers

chapter XVIII|15 pages

New Land and Farm Problems in the Far West

chapter XIX|23 pages

Economic Problems