An 1862 law that provided up to 160 acres of land to settlers who live on it and farm it for five years.
100
What is the practice of producing a variety of crops and livestock?
diversified farming
100
What is an organization formed to buy or sell products as a large group in order to get better prices?
cooperative
100
What is a land speculator?
Someone who buys and sells land, hoping to make a profit, often at a great financial risk.
100
What are families who produced enough food to feed themselves, but not enough to sell at market?
subsistence farmer
200
What was the easiest crop to cultivate?
wheat
200
What houses did settlers make and live in?
Houses made out of sod and lumber.
200
What crops did settlers plan their first year?
potatoes, turnips, and corn
200
Who founded the Grange?
Oliver H. Kelley
200
Who made a large profit by buying and selling land?
Louis Fertile
300
Who were the Tainters?
A family who moved to Lincoln County to farm in the prairie.
300
Why was the Grange important?
It educated farmers on farming techniques, marketing, and equipment.
300
How did farming practices change between the 1860s and 1890s?
The first farms were subsistence farms. Eventually farmers started to focus only on one crop to sell for cash. That did not work so then they farmers decided to diversify their crops.
300
What is Ms. Palkie's favorite meal of the day?
breakfast
300
What is Ms. Palkie's favorite cold cereal?
Fruity Pebbles
400
How old was Ms. Palkie when she first got her ears pierced?
Thirteen years old
400
How could settlers get land?
Homestead Act, buy land from the railroads or speculators, settle on public land and then buy the claim later, government programs granted free land to soldiers.
400
What is sod?
Roots that were thick under the ground that protected the rich soil below them.
400
Who was known as the "Empire Builder"?
James J. Hill
400
What were some of the children's work they did on the farm?
carry firewood, carry well water, weed the garden, gather eggs, bring in the cows, help with the younger children, help in the fields.
500
What county did the Tainter's move to?
Lincoln County
500
What is Ms. Palkie's favorite vacation spot?
St. Pete's Beach, Florida
500
What were some of the men's tasks on the farm?
plow, plant, harvest, repair buildings, care for the animals. Also had to work as a lumberman, carpenter, vet, lawyer, and accountant.
500
What were some of the women's jobs on the farm?
Cook, laundry, clean the house, make soap, sew and mend clothes, care for animals, make cheese and butter, tend vegetable garden, and care for the children.
500
What is Ms. Palkie's plans next weekend (the four day weekend)?
Go to Virginia, MN to watch her brother's basketball tournament.