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Small Farms and the End of Plantation Power
A leading plantation owner argues that progress in farming districts hinges on breaking up large plantations into many small farms. He notes abolition and shifting economies reduced plantation profitability and cites truck farming near Young's Island as fueling a coastal shift toward small farms, expected to bring population growth and prosperity to the coast and Charleston.
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Young’s Island
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News and Courier