Read the paragraph from "Home Place Retold." Which best paraphrases this paragraph?
They became merchants, carpenters, teachers, clergy, and
(most often) farmers. Their landscape was Watonwan
County in western Minnesota. Young families worked hard to
build a life. They came from a farming tradition that included
methods unknown to many Americans. As usual, new ideas
were viewed with some doubt. The use of crop rotation, for
example, was common for the newcomers. They also used
potassium for fertilizer. Their practices produced better crops
than other farms. A good idea is hard to ignore, and they
soon gained status as first-rate farmers.
O Immigrant families worked extremely hard when they
came to America and quickly gained status.
O Using potassium as fertilizer, a technique of immigrant
farmers, helped many people.
O New farming techniques had a major impact on farming in
the Midwest, producing first-rate crops.
Immigrant families brought new farming techniques to
America, which proved very effective.