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Slavery and Southern Agriculture Southern Agriculture Similarities with other regions Both South and West have a large percentage of population in Agriculture before the Civil War. Emphasis is on production for market even when farms are “self-sufficient” Southern Agriculture Differences Crops- Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar and Rice Use of slave labor Larger Size Both in terms of acres and labor Small farms did exist but did not specialize in cash crops (exception is tobacco) Why was Southern Agriculture different? Factor Endowment made it possible to grow crops with a production function with eco