The Southern farms could not produce enough food as a result of the actions of enslaved people during the Civil War.
The Slaves were use for agricultural labor, industrial labor, repaired railroads, freed up white men to serve as soldiers etc.
But during the war, these slaves were on verge of runaway because the war was about their fight for their freedom especially from the Union Soldiers (North).
Therefore, the Option C is correct.
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