... power in Agriculture due to several reasons. A few of the most important of the factors that led to this include, the beginning input of countries founding fathers, the technology, and ownership of land. First of all, one of the most important reasons the United States became the world power in agriculture is the contributions and philosophy of our founding fathers, especially that of Thomas Jefferson. The founding fathers had a plan for the United States from the beginning, and they called it 'agrarianism.' "Agrarians believe that the best society is one composed largely of farmers who work their own land, local tradesmen and independent artisans, bound together in stable, harmonious communities in which citizens know one another as persons, not just roles. Under a regime of self-government, this arrangement offers both the greatest possible scope for the exercise of individual freedom, and the greatest possible incentive to exercise ...

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