Agriculture+Webquest

Read the following questions, visit the web pages, and then answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper. ===1. Life in the 1920s was different than what agriculture is today. Read Clifton Johnson’s narrative on page 30 about his farming experiences in the 1920s. What seems familiar to you about this lifestyle? What seems strange?===
 * Ag in the 1920s Webquest**

===3. According to American History Agricultural History Primer: The Northern Farm Household and Agricultural Labor, how were men and women’s roles divided on the farm? Who was in charge of making contracts, taking crops to market, and interacting with salespeople?===

===4. Here is a memoir of Jessie Saiter’s experiences on a farm in the 1920s. On page six, she talks about her dad making contracts. How did he make agreements in the 1920s?===

===6. In comparing the 1880s and 1920s, what is the difference between the percentages of the Labor Force who were farmers? Why do you think there was this big of a change?===

===9. These changes greatly impacted the US Economy in the 1920s. Find the section titled AGRICULTURE. In the second paragraph, the writer states “farm prices initially remained high”, but then what happened to impact the US crop prices?===

===10. In addition to the conditions in Europe, the US Government also made changes. In the 1920s, the US government no longer guaranteed farmers high prices on crops. What happened to the farmers?===

===11. Watch the video: Overproduction Leads to Low Prices. In the early 1920s, how much did corn prices fall? Besides falling prices, what other factors hurt farmers?===

===14. Review the timeline: What are three examples of developments that changed the way farmers were farming in the 1920s (scientific discoveries, government initiatives, industrial developments, etc)?===

===15. As agricultural education programs were developed, scientific discoveries in the agricultural were being explored. What three main reasons for the rapid growth of the soybean as a crop during the 1920s?===