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At the time of the American Civil War, America was a young country. At that time, farming was America's most important work. That was why, during the Civil War, the government passed a law creating farmer's colleges. The government gave money to states to start farmer's colleges.
What, exactly, is a farmer's college? It is very simple. A farmer's college is one that educated people to be farmers. It is a college where people get to learn better farming methods. They learn how to raise better livestock. They learn how to raise better crops. These things were and are very important to America.
It is likely that:
a) A farmer's college gives money to farmers
b) A farmer's college teaches students how to be better, more intelligent, farmers
c) Today there are no more farmer's colleges
b) A farmer's college teaches students how to be better, more intelligent, farmers