Question
The industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the United States during the past
70 years have resulted in
a. an increase in the economic viability of small towns in the agricultural regions
b. an increase in the number of farms and a decrease in the size of farm fields
• c. a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms
d. an increase in the diversity of crops and animals grown on individual farm
• e. a decrease in the tonnage of pesticides and herbicides used on cropland
Answer
c. a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms.