The emergence of railroads and the telegraph contributed to the growth of agribusiness in which ...

The emergence of railroads and the telegraph contributed to the growth of agribusiness in
  which way?

a. The marketing radius for a farm was no longer limited by horse or oxen endurance.
  b. Allowed farmers to increase production of products beyond what they could sell
  locally.
  c. New towns that supported these technologies grew into larger towns, which
  offered more services.
  d. Allowed the farmers to potentially charge more than the local market was willing
  to pay.
  e. All of the above.

a. Fishermen/hunters becoming farmers.
  b. The development of railroads and telegraph.
  c. The emergency of water transportation.
  d. The opening of the stock market as a source of capital for agribusinesses.
  e. The industrial revolution.

How did the emergence of railroads and the telegraph contribute to the growth of
  agribusiness?

a. Improved the infrastructure for conducting business
  b. Enlarged the definition of local market.
  c. Allowed prices to be set by markets located at the nexus of railroad lines and
  transmitted quickly to middlemen.
  d. Redefined the market radius in terms of the iron horse instead of the farmers
  horse.
  e. All of the above.

a. This location permitted farms to ship goods to every state.
  b. This location permitted transportation by both ship and barge.
  c. This location required farmers to put crops into the hands of middle- shippers.
  d. The cost of transporting a crop would negate any advantage to accessing a more
  affluent market
  e. Shipping by water was prohibitively expensive.

a. Virtually all farms were small.
  b. Relatively easy access to capital helped the farms survive.
  c. The whole value chain was essentially done on each farm.
  d. Limited transportation and communication restricted farmers to local markets.
  e. Poor transportation required communities to be self-sufficient.

a. Virtually all households farmed.
  b. Extra family food was sold or bartered.
  c. Poor transportation required communities to be self-sufficient.
  d. The whole value chain was essentially done on each farm.
  e. All of the above.