Bibliograph

Life in a farming community, Lizann Flatt

Type

Label

Life in a farming community, Lizann Flatt

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life in a farming community

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

351302374

Responsibility statement

Lizann Flatt

Series statement

Learn about rural life

Summary

People first domesticated wild animals and plants more than 10,000 years ago. The first peoples of North America quickly learned to farm using hand- and animal-power. As technology developed, farming machines were invented. These helped develop farming in many regions of North America previously too difficult to cultivate. From 1840 to 1880, Wisconsin USA became the breadbasket of America, and crop- and livestock-farming developed quickly. The village of Monticello is famous for its dairy farming and cheese. The community is still largely based on this

Table Of Contents

A rural community -- What is farming? -- What comes from a farm? -- Farming in North America -- Welcome to Monticello -- Life in Monticello -- Through the year -- A farming family -- On the farm -- Harvest time -- At the processing plant -- Changing lifestyles -- Farming around the world

Target audience

juvenile

Classification