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The search for cultural survivals eventually blossomed into a full-blown
cultural preservation movement in the early 1900s, which continued well
into the 1970s, when folklorists and other scholars became aware of the
erosion of Appalachia’s folk culture by the forces of modernization. State
folklore societies were established in North Carolina
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cultural preservation movement in the early 1900s, which continued well
into the 1970s, when folklorists and other scholars became aware of the
erosion of Appalachia’s folk culture by the forces of modernization. State
folklore societies were established in North Carolina
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the average farm in preindustrial Appalachia contained about 187 acres. Roughly 25 percent was in cultivation, 20 percent in
pasture, and the rest in forest.Corn was the staple crop, but sorghum,
potatoes, wheat, and buckwheat were cultivated. Most
households maintained a vegetable patch for growing beets, cabbage,
turnips, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, onions, beans, and herbs forculinary and medicinal use
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pasture, and the rest in forest.Corn was the staple crop, but sorghum,
potatoes, wheat, and buckwheat were cultivated. Most
households maintained a vegetable patch for growing beets, cabbage,
turnips, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, onions, beans, and herbs forculinary and medicinal use
