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Small Farm Businesses: A Typology of Farm, Operator, and Family Characteristics with Implications for Public Research and Extension Policy

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  • Buttel, Frederick H.
  • Gertler, Michael E.

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Data from a 1979 New York survey were analyzed to develop a systematic multivariate typology of small farmers (i.e., operators of small farm businesses) which would be useful in designing and targeting public program. Farm business size, operator's age, and off-farm employment were the most important dimensions of variation. A typology was constructed by successive dichotomization of low and moderate sales volume farms; operators 49 years of age and under, and 50 and over; and families with and without off-farm income. Means for economic and social indicators were computed for each of the resulting eight categories. Low sales volume farm families with relatively old operators and without off-farm employment were found to experience very low total family incomes. Suggestions are made regarding how public extension and research program:; may be developed and targeted with specific categories of the most needy small farmers in mind.

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  • Buttel, Frederick H. & Gertler, Michael E., 1982. "Small Farm Businesses: A Typology of Farm, Operator, and Family Characteristics with Implications for Public Research and Extension Policy," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:nareaj:159797
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.159797
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    1. Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service, 1979. "Structure Issues of American Agriculture:," Agricultural Economic Reports 307871, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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    1. Stanton, B. F., 1982. "Farm Numbers and Their Implications for Economic Analysis," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 0(Number 2), pages 1-12.
    2. Stanton, B. F., 1982. "Farm Numbers and Their Implications for Economic Analysis," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 11(2), pages 1-12.
    3. Buttel, Frederick H. & LaRamee, Pierre, 1987. "The "Disappearing Middle": A Sociological Perspective," 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan 269958, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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