The Rise of Machinery & the Decline of Rural Population

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The Rise of Machinery & the Decline of Rural Population,

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CHANGES IN FARMING METHODS
Discusses the changes that have occurred in his 70 year life span. When he was a child almost everyone had to farm now 2 or 3 % of the population can feed the world. In his life time they started farming with horses and now they use great big tractors