Posted by ss55 on March 06, 2023 at 10:30:47 from (96.42.227.92):
In Reply to: Todays, Survey Says posted by Gary Mitchell on March 06, 2023 at 08:20:00:
The early history of homesteading in the Midwest can be interesting.
A up until the 1950s low crop yields and high transportation costs ate much of the profit of growing grain in areas long distances from the mills. Feeding crops to livestock increased profits. Many counties in western Iowa imported grain to support livestock production. Crops were much more diverse back then, also horses typically consumed a quarter of a farms crops as hay, pasture and oats. Diverse livestock allowed mom and the kids to handle the chickens and milking. Egg and milk checks typically went to mom to support the house and buy clothes. Money to buy food was scarce, so farms raised their own food as much as possible. Early farming was often just a subsistence, the goal was to establish a homestead and break or clear land for cropland. High grain prices during war times paid off a lot of mortgages.
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