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Bloomberg Business: Waggoner Ranch Video and Interview with Brokers Selling The Ranch 22 Jul 2015
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Bernard Uechtritz and Sam Middleton – photo cred
The beginning of irrigating farmland for increased crop production across the plains 09 Jul 2015

Agricultural advancement happened pretty quickly in the Great Plains beginning in the late 19th Century. Innovation in irrigation technology made it possible for subsistence farming to occur with lots of shovel work and a nearby stream to divert water.