Life and farming these days are significantly different from back in the 1860s, approximate time the historical site is set on today. Something as simple as the zipper was not invented until 1893, so during that time buttons commonly used. Going to the Oliver Kelley farm was a fun experience being able to compare and contrast the life, farming, and animals from the 1800s to now.
Everyday life today seems like a piece of cake compared to the 1860s. Even doing an entertaining activity like making corn husk dolls was challenging. Today you can simply drive to the store and purchase a doll instead of tediously husking, drying, soaking, folding, and tying a corn husks to make one that children did for fun. Another tremendous difference in everyday life is cooking. When we were visiting the farm they were making fruit cake. The women had to first deseed the fruit to put in their cake, we were helping them deseed a melon that was similar to honeydew and it was laborious even annoying picking out all of the seeds.(See ex 1) I couldn’t…show more content… A change in Minnesota agriculture occurred when Oliver Kelley moved to Minnesota territory. He learned farming by reading books and observation. He wanted to find out the best crops to grow in the Minnesota climate, so he invested in the best equipment such as the mechanical reaper. He ultimately had his big break when he founded the Grange in 1867. It was an organization to bring farmers together and create a society to support each other and share information. The Grange greatly impacted farming by teaching other farmers to grow an increased number of crops and overall better crops. Oliver’s wife had the idea to include women as voting members, equal to men. As more people joined the Grange their political power grew enriching the farms lives and the agricultural
