Question

how was harvesting done in the US before 1830s

Answer 1

agriculture was main accupation for 90℅. many towns for became as ship points for exports and imports of agriculture goods
in 1800 cotton became as rich crop on USA
they cultivate it through cleaning all the lands into cultivate actually it was the preaccupation for them
farmers started at 1850 were 1.4℅ it increased. in1910 6.4℅ later decline in 2008 to 2.2℅