In the late nineteenth century, regarding western agriculture,
A. commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so.
B. farmers increasingly owned the land on which they worked.
C. the prices paid for American farm goods rose after the 1880s.
D. American farm families were relatively unaffected by the effects of world production.
E. the reality of farming was very much like its popular image with the public.
Answer: A
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