Living Conditions and Population Migration in Four Appalachian Counties (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Living Conditions and Population Migration in Four Appalachian CountiesNo area of the Nation, unless it be the so-called Dust Bowl, has been more in the minds of those concerned with disadvantaged classes in agri culture than has the Appalachian Mountain region For the most part, this region is one with comparatively poor lands, heavy population, and high birth rates. Until recent years, and even yet at many places in the re gion, the farm population has lived in relatively great isolation. By many it is described as one of the chief agricultural problem areas of the Nation.The Appalachian Mountain region was first occupied by white settlers between 1800 and 1830. It is, therefore, an area of comparatively old settlement. In the early days, agriculture was a very different occupa tion and enterprise from what it is today. Furthermore, during the earlier history of the region supplementary sources of income and support were available from lumbering, wild life, and some mining. Many of these natural resources are now badly depleted and the major portion of the population must find economic support in agriculture.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.