Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-378) and index.
Introduction -- Technology -- Farms -- Farm communities -- Markets -- Government I : public investment and regulation -- Government II : commodity and trade policy -- Explanations -- Regions and states -- Counties -- Findings and policy implications.
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"Gardner documents both the economic difficulties that have confronted farmers and the technological and economic transformations that have lifted them from relative poverty to economic parity with the nonfarm population. He provides a detailed analysis of the causes behind these trends, with emphasis on the role of government action"--Jacket.
Agricultural credit.
Agricultural laws and legislation-- United States.
Agricultural productivity.
Agricultural subsidies-- United States.
Agriculture and state-- United States.
Agriculture-- Economic aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Agriculture-- Economic aspects-- United States, Statistics.
Agriculture-- United States-- Costs, Statistics.
Family farms-- United States, Statistics.
Farm income-- United States, Statistics.
Agriculture-- Aspect économique-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.