Palmer raids was a series raid made by the US Department of Justice to capture leftists from the US. Palmer assigned J. Edgar Hoover to head a new division called the General Intelligence Division. This branch is responsible for investigating the programs of the leftists and identify their members.
1. Old farms didn't have sprinklers to water their crops.
2. They didn't have pesticides to ward off bugs & insects.
3. They didn't have tractors.
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I belive the answer is the filibusters.