Who were suitcase farmers and how did they operate their farms

Explanation:

farmers who did not live on the land they farmed and spent minimal time planting and harvesting crops, or who outsourced the labor. When the price of wheat fell, many farmers were unable to make a profit and abandoned their fields.

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grower of wheat or other crops who lives outside the community except during the plowing, seeding, and harvesting seasons, often has a farm without buildings, and does much of the farming by hired custom operators.

Suitcase farmers were farmers who did not live on the land they farmed and spent minimal time planting and harvesting crops, or who outsourced the labor.  

Explanation:

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according to the passage the most suitable options are two. the first one is "by leading the aef to victory in several key battles" like the battle of saint- mihiel and the battle of cantigny mentioned in the passage you copied here. the second one is "by the aef and allied forces defeat germany" since the passage says that his army destroy the german resistance in the meuse- argonne offensive. and also, "by insisting that the aef operate as an independent force".

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