Transcript homestead game investement returns 1

Homestead Game
Investment returns
(goes with Homestead Act-Farming Game)
1885
• A serious lack of early spring rain in July almost
destroyed the wheat, barley, and oat crop in
central Nebraska. The prices paid for corn,
beans, field peas, and tobacco are up because
of draught east of the Mississippi. Cattle prices
are depressed because of large herds of range
stock being sold in Texas. The price for sheep is
up and the price paid for horses is at an all time
high.
1885
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Crop
Investment Return
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Corn……………… 2
Beans…………….. 3
Wheat…………….. 1
Barley……………. 1
Oats……………… 1
Field Hay………… 2
Tobacco…………. 2
Field Peas……….. 2
Cattle……………. 1
Sheep……………. 2
Horses…………….. 3
1886
• The coldest winter in history with temperatures
60◦ below zero destroyed most of the cattle and
hogs. Sheep prices are high. Abundant spring
and summer rain throughout most of the state
has produced excellent crops. The price of corn,
wheat, barley, and oats, is good and the price of
tobacco and field peas remains the same. The
bean crop has produced a small yield because
of late frost and the field hay prices are
depressed because of limited demand for hay.
1886
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Crop
Investment Return
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Corn……………… 2
Beans…………….. 1
Wheat…………….. 2
Barley……………. 2
Oats……………… 2
Field Hay………… 1
Tobacco…………. 2
Field Peas……….. 2
Cattle…………….
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Sheep……………. 3
Horses……………..
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1887
• Nature deals a crushing blow to farmers in
Nebraska. After a hot dry spring with little
rain, a plague of grasshoppers infested the
crops. Most crops are badly damaged.
Cattle prices are very good, as the range
herds have not yet recovered from the
killing winter of ’86. Sheep prices are
depressed but hog prices are good.
1887
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Crop
Investment Return
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Corn……………… 1
Beans…………….. 1.5
Wheat…………….. 2
Barley……………. 1.5
Oats……………… 1
Field Hay………… 2
Tobacco…………. 1
Field Peas……….. 1
Cattle……………. 3
Sheep……………. 1
Hogs…………….. 2
1888 (extra)
• Extended drought has destroyed the
wheat entirely. However, corn manages to
fare pretty well. The new railroad has
driven up the demand for cattle so prices
have gone up. A warm winter depressed
the price of wool. Tobacco was destroyed
by the tobacco horn worm.
1888
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Corn
Beans
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Hay
Tobacco
Peas
Cattle
Sheep
Hogs
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