He also noted that some farming had already begun to appear in parts of Europe 500 years before the putative flood.
Since mixed farming and large scale cattle raising began in the 1860s, the Dalziel farmers were ahead of their time.
A small farming and ranching community began to develop in the area shortly after the Texas Revolution in the late 1830s.
European settlement and farming in the district began about 1840 leading to the rapid displacement of the Aboriginal inhabitants.
Very soon after arrival of the Europeans in the area, in 1839, the island was purchased, and farming began in the 1840s.
Early in the century, diversified farming began.
The land we now call Turkey was the heart of the fertile crescent, the place where farming and urban life began.
During the 19th century the traditional farming and wine growing town began to change.
By the time of the American Revolution, farming had begun to play a significant role on the island.
When the farming began again there would be no more festivities for years.