Question

advantages and disadvantages of westward movement in usa

Answer 1

advantages = 1. Cyrus McCormick invented the first

mechanical reaper which could cut as much as 5 men with cradle and 16 mean with sickles.

2. By the early

twentieth century, most farmers were using combined harvesters to cut grain.

3. with one of the machines, 500 acres of wheat could be harvested in 2 weeks.

4. The new machines allowed these big farmers to rapidly

clear large tracts,break up the soil, remove the grass and prepare

the ground for cultivation.