HIS 2129 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Scientific American, Time And Motion Study, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
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Technology & environment in north american history (pages: 127-) Chapter 7 summary mass production by jean-louis trudel. Delocalization of consumption export of beef/cereal, farming mechanized. 1891 daniel massey & alanson harris merged to create massey-harris company (horse-drawn & gas engines) Horses on farms peaked in wwi, higher than tractors/trucks, only in 1950s that tractors became more numerous than horses. 1960s cotton and tobacco still needed manual labor. 1869 53% of us production was agricultural & 33% industrial. 1899 50% from industrial and only 30% from agriculture. Consequences of doubling acreage & harvests: less farmers but they had more business as their products were in higher demand in cities and there wasn"t as much competition, farms grew due to machinery. Urbanization over 50% between 1910 and 1920. % tenant farmers rose from 16. 3% to 35. 2% between 1880-1900 in kansas. Many cities banned their citizens from keeping animals (hens, cows, pigs) for food in the 19th century.
