Which of the following is true of the frontier farmers of the 1870s and 1880s?
A) Only the "bonanza" farmers survived the drought of the late eighties.
B) They farmed the land with little knowledge or concern for preventing erosion or preserving fertility.
C) Cultivating the prairie grasslands was quite similar to their experience in Ohio and Illinois.
D) Farmers who diversified their crops were most likely to fail.

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Frontier farmers in the 1870s and 1880s often farmed the land with limited understanding of the local ecosystem, leading to practices that did not prevent erosion or preserve soil fertility. This lack of sustainable farming practices was a significant issue as agriculture expanded into the American West.

Which of the Following Is True of the Frontier Farmers