Sodbusters II

Prairie sod roots were thick, and protected the rich soil below

• True

• False

The McCormick Reaper and the Threshing machine were two labor saving devices were invented at about the same time farmers started coming into Minnesota

• True

• False

Extra income came when farmers produced more than they consumed and this added to their:

• railroad track building abilities

• human capital

Subsistence farming is the practice of producing enough food to feed one's family but not enough to sell at market

• True

• False

Who helped found the Grange?

• Oliver Kelley

• James J Hill