What was true about owners of bonanza farms? A. They were not required to pay railroads for shipping crops. B. They received land free from the government by building homes. C. They could afford the most modern machinery. D. They planted crops that would not wear out the soil.

The truth about owners of bonanza farms is

C. They could afford the most modern machinery.

Owners of these bonanza farms were the investors of the Northern Pacific Railroad. They were sold these farms as payment of company debts. The owners then hire farmers to manage the farms. These farms worked like a factory where the most modern farming techniques and processes were practiced to produce the best wheat crop in the region.