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Structural Change in the U.S. Farm Sector, 1974-87: 13th Annual Family Farm Report to Congress

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  • Reimund, Donn A.
  • Gale, Fred

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The trend toward fewer but larger farms continued during the turbulent 1970's and 1980's, but more slowly than during the previous two decades. Farm business returns and farm household income are comparable with their nonfarm counterparts. Farm households are wealthier than the average American household, but farm businesses are much smaller than businesses in other industries. The diversity of U.S. farming complicates a broader, more general description of the sector and of the well-being of farming households.

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  • Reimund, Donn A. & Gale, Fred, 1992. "Structural Change in the U.S. Farm Sector, 1974-87: 13th Annual Family Farm Report to Congress," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309659, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersab:309659
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309659
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    2. Hoppe, Robert & Green, Robert & Banker, David & Kalbacher, Judith & Bentley, Susan E., 1997. "Structural and Financial Characteristics of U.S. Farms, 1993: 18th Annual Family Farm Report to Congress," Agricultural Information Bulletins 262106, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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