Why were native americans who practiced agriculture more likely than hunter-gatherers to establish permanent homes?

Farming requires a person to wait for the crops to grow while hunter-gathers needed to follow their food sources. With an dependable food sources, farmer-Native Americans wouldn't need to spend energy chasing after game. 

Sequoia national park  /  inyo national forest, california, u.s. mount whitney is the tallest mountain in california, as well as the highest summit in the contiguous united states and thesierra nevada—with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).