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The Mechanization of Agriculture

In the U.S. at the beginning of the 19th century some 70 percent of the labor force worked on the farm. Today 3 percent not only feeds the population but also produces a large surplus for export

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 247 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “The Mechanization of Agriculture” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 247 No. 3 (), p. 76
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0982-76