New York farmers and the market revolution: economic behavior in the mid-Hudson Valley, 1780-1830.
From: Journal of Social History
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Date: 9/22/1998
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Author: Wermuth, Thomas S.
The essay examines how the "market revolution" impacted ordinary farm families in the agriculturally rich Hudson River Valley. Like their New England counterparts, larger farmers responded to the new opportunities by increasing agricultural production and becoming "commercial farmers." Most smaller producers did not, however, although the "market revolution" did impact their lives. These families diversified their production, turning to various forms of rural manufacturing in order to maintain ...
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