Which was a disadvantage of farming on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?

A.
There were frequent crop failures due to lack of rain.

B.
Farmers had no way to keep cattle and sheep from trampling their fields.

C.
The land was too expensive for most homesteaders to afford.

D.
Slow population growth after the Civil War reduced demand for farm products.

Question

Which was a disadvantage of farming on the Great Plains in the late 1800s?	
 
 A.
There were frequent crop failures due to lack of rain.
 
 B.
Farmers had no way to keep cattle and sheep from trampling their fields.
 
 C.
The land was too expensive for most homesteaders to afford.
 
 D.
Slow population growth after the Civil War reduced demand for farm products.

umerlodhi · Answer

@TakeA.I.M.

anonymous · Answer

Barbed wire was invented to keep cattle together in 1870, so B is not the answer. Land in the west was cheap, so C is not the answer. I seem to remember in AP US that we talked about the Dust Bowl being in the late 1800s and population INCREASED after the Civil War so I would go with A

anonymous · Answer

b) is the answer

anonymous · Answer

But wouldn't farmers put up barbed wire? @jennalu97

anonymous · Answer

because the  use of barbed wire where it boarders residential land is not legal.