Question

What did the farmers of the Middle Colonies grow?

Answer 1

Hint: The middle colonies combined characteristics of the New England and southern
Colonies. These middle colonies people grow their own food. With a good climate and rich land, farmers grow large amounts of staple crops—crops that are always needed.

 Complete answer:
There was a lot of cultivation going on in the middle colonies, since they highly relied upon them for their livelihood and daily bread. The Middle Colonies' farmers were the richest among all the colonies. Wheat, oats, rye, barley, and corn were among the crops they produced.

Where colder climate and rich fresh soil was available, wheat was very well cultivated, within the province. Not much in England though. Then another commonly cultivated crop in the more inferior parts was rice. Then throughout the province even maize was found. Going to the southern areas, barley cultivation prevailed. They mostly grew in winter regions.

Since they grew so much food, the Middle Colonies were widely known as the "breadbasket." Wheat could be ground into flour, and both wheat and flour could be sold in other colonies or in Europe, resulting in greater profits.

Note: The Middle Colonies had a wider range of cultures than New England and the South. For their livelihood or survival, the majority of the early settlers relied on the fur trade and farming. Pennsylvania was the most populated of the Middle colonies, and the rest were founded haphazardly over the course of the 17th century. Also settlers typically distributed themselves in small farms which were widespread throughout the colony, with a few cities thrown in for good measure.