How Did The South Cause The Agricultural Depression

The agricultural depression that plagued the South after the Civil War was brought on by both natural causes and avoidable mistakes. On one hand, times of war inevitably being disturbances to a regions agricultural. First off, the physical act of battling within a war can leave suitable farmland completely destroyed. There is also the loss of laborers. This was especially for the South, who lost many workers not only as causalities of war, but also through the freeing of the slaves. The lack of workers combined with the damaged farmlands can easily cause an agricultural depression. On the other hand, the actions of the southern farmers keep the South in their agricultural depression. As the percent tenant and sharecroppers on farmlands rose,