Assesses the attitudes of rural people towards farm electrification in the United States between 1920-1940. Hesitation of farmers to adopt electricity; impact of electricity on landscape transformation; implication of electrification for farm modernization.
Focuses on the adoption of mechanical corn pickers by farmers in Iowa between 1900-1952. Implications of the develoopment on technological advances and economic motivations. Effects of mechanical corn pickers on corn harvest. Impact of the machinery on modern agricultural development.
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