Environmental obstacles encountered by settlers trying to farm the prairie during the second half of the nineteenth century

The following are the environmental obstacles encountered by settlers trying to farm the prairie during the second half of the nineteenth century: The cutting of grass over large pieces of land was not possible easily as there was no advanced mechanism available. The winds that blew over the large Prairies were an obstacle in the cultivation of crops. The Prairies were very much prone to soil erosion. Irrigating the large fields was difficult as the water had to be lifted from distant sources of water.