Farm Income and Farm Structure in the U.S An Examination of Economic Conditions Behind Recent Farm Protest Movements, Forces Fueling the Ongoing Concentration of Farm Production on Fewer Farms, and Federal Farm Policy Alternatives for Influencing the Future Structure of American Agriculture

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture and state.

Agriculture--Statistics.

Agriculture.

Farms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Examines farm structure, income levels, asset levels following a period of rising land values, and the size and importance of product sales in face of increasing farm prices. Describes economic pressures leading to concentration on fewer farms, and outlines changes in Federal farm policies that could slow the decline of the family farm system. Includes tables

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Farm Income and Farm Structure in the U.S.

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-ENR-0054

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