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How Hydraulics Transformed the Agriculture Industry
A century ago, a vast majority of the US population lived and worked on farms to raise crops or cattle for personal use and profit. Initially, all agricultural operations were performed manually and required significant manpower. However, the introduction and use of modern agricultural machinery, including hydraulic devices and equipment, allowed farmworkers to complete tasks faster, reducing the number of farmhands required for day-to-day operations. This decreasing demand translated to an increasing number of people migrating from agriculture to other sectors. As it stands today, only about one percent of the US population works in agriculture.
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