Georgia Agriculture Quiz

Between 1945 and 1950, how many Georgia families left agriculture?

• 10,000

• 28,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

What was one reason for the decrease in the number of farmers in Georgia?

• Lack of land

• New job opportunities for young men

• Increase in population

• Decrease in technology

What did the University of Georgia provide to farmers?

• Free seeds

• New technology and research information

• Livestock

• Weather forecasts

What was one result of improved farming efficiency?

• Decrease in crop yield

• Increase in the need for farmers

• Increase in crop yield per acre

• Decrease in the use of tractors

What was a new crop that farmers turned to after World War II?

• Wheat

• Soybeans

• Barley

• Oats

What was a major reason for the migration of black Georgians to the North?

• Better weather

• Larger cities and job opportunities

• Educational opportunities

• Family reunification

What was one factor that helped Georgia's growth in the post-war period?

• Decline in population

• New businesses and industry

• Decrease in technology

• Agricultural expansion

What change did the two decades after World War II bring to Georgia?

• More change than the previous two centuries

• Less change than the previous two centuries

• No change compared to the previous two centuries

• A return to pre-war conditions

Tractors, fertilizer, and mechanization are examples of how ___ transformed agriculture in Georgia after WWII.

• technology

• hard work

• farmers

• cities

What was the most important crop in Georgia before WWII?

• peanuts

• cotton

• soybeans

• blueberries