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They became merchants, carpenters, teachers, clergy.
and most often) farmers. Their landscape was
Watonan County in western Minnesota Young
families worked hard to build a fe They came from a
farming tradition that included methods unknown to
many Americans. As usual, new ideas were viewed
with some doubt The use of crop rotation, for example
was common for the newcomers. They also used
potassium for fertilizer. Their practices produced better
crops than other farms. A good idea is hard to ignore,
and they soon gained status as first-rate farmers.
Immigrant families worked extremely hard when
they came to America and quickly gained status
O Using potassium as fertilizer, a technique of
immigrant farmers, helped many people
O New farming techniques had a major impact on
farming in the Midwest, producing first-rate crops.
Immigrant families brought new farming techniques
to Amenca, which proved very effective