单项选择题

The first paragraph uses several examples to convey the ideas that ______.

A.the introduction of machines into agricultural work created rebellions on the part of the farmers
B.the use of internal-combustion engine as a chief power source for the farm produced great influence
C.the mechanization of agricultural work after 1850 gradually robbed many farmers of their work
D.ingenious improvements were made in fanning machines in the 1860s to yield production