Question

Environmental obstacles encountered by settlers trying to farm the prairie during the second half of the nineteenth century

Answer 1

The following are the environmental obstacles encountered by settlers trying to farm the prairie during the second half of the nineteenth century:

• The cutting of grass over large pieces of land was not possible easily as there was no advanced mechanism available.
• The winds that blew over the large Prairies were an obstacle in the cultivation of crops.
• The Prairies were very much prone to soil erosion.
• Irrigating the large fields was difficult as the water had to be lifted from distant sources of water.