The Midwest was suited for diversified farming with scattered family farms.
Some regions are best suited to truck farming and vegetable production.
Others do well with orchards and vineyards. Out West the land has been sparsely settled because ranchers could manage large cattle herds over vast areas of land. But Coloradans are now losing four acres a minute to what they call Cappichinno Cowboys. It's called urban sprawl and it is affecting rural communities across the country. Some of it happens because of the lack of proper planning and zoning.