2.  Summary:
A change from agriculture to technology has taken place over time. As industries outside of agriculture grew, and as with technology improved, the demand for farmers declined because of greater efficiency. The few farmers were able to do more with less, leaving workers exploring other fields of work. Fewer people in the field of agriculture lead to less awareness and ultimately less young people farming.

3. Implications of Research (Why is it important?)
This is where the food in the world come from and not many people are working around it, nor even knowledgeable about the line of work. Fewer people are going to be able to own their own land like they used to such as in California. They will instead move to a compact apartment in the cities.

4.  Connection to The Grapes of Wrath:
Both this article and The Grapes of Wrath tie into the fact that many less people are working on farms. Instead, very few people own and farm the land while those very few have large farms. People are being driven out of work and the towns they lived and owned land in their whole life.

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