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New England farms were very small in colonial America, which could be the reason behind that?

Apart from the fact that New England was a fishing port, what else could be a reason?

The main reason was that it was very difficult to get the soil for planting. The soil was very rocky. If you notice, there are many stone walls in New England states. That was not because they liked. It was because there were many stones on the ground and no place for them. And stacked around a perimeter, building fences. Only rocks of compensation was a tough job and had to be done every year since rocks made their way slowly through the soil. What this means is the earth was hard to plow, so, like many rock was just below the surface. Rocks broke many a plow. Since it was so difficult to get the soil ready, and with all the rocks that meant was thin topsoil, so agriculture was half very difficult life there. It took a long time to clear the fields so large and the other things people tried to make a living if they could. They tried to create small gardens only for your own use, not for sale. In fact, the gardens fared better. Tree roots to avoid the rocks. Scientists believe that the soil was rocky, because the previous ice age left the rocks as the ice receded. As for the climate, the climate is very similar to the North Central region in the summer and grow lots of food. So I would say it is due to poor soils, not bad weather.

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