 Farming Alternatives for Potato Growers on the Eastern Shore (Virginia-Maryland)Edwin G. Strand No 308706, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Abstract: Excerpt from the report Introduction: In recent years potato growers have been faced with a serious problem of adjustment. Improved technology as applied to production of potatoes has increased yields per acre more than for most crops. At the same time, per capita consumption of potatoes has steadily declined. A smaller acreage of this crop is needed and alternative crops must be found to make up a well-balanced farming system. Desirable farming alternatives depend on the special circumstances of different areas. The purpose of this study Is to analyze the alternatives available in an area in which a marked shift in acreage has already taken place and in which further changes may be necessary. In this report the situation relating to small and medium-sized farms is emphasized. These farms constitute the large majority in the area and ordinarily they have the most acute problems of adjustment in maintaining or Improving farm incomes. Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:uersab:308706 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Contact information at EDIRC. |
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