When small farms were consolidated into larger operations, what was one major social benefit?
A) More productive large farms reduced the frequency and severity of crop failures and famines.
B) Animals fed on clover and legumes were less likely to transmit diseases to the human population.
C) Larger farms could afford to pay laborers higher wages.
D) As fewer people lived on farms, they moved to healthier towns and cities.
E) European farms no longer needed American crops to produce sufficient food supplies.
Answer: A
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