Selected Economic Trends in the Agricultural Sector, Northern Lake States: 1949-64

Jerome M. Stam

No 307382, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpts from the report Summary: In almost every agricultural and economic aspect the 119 Northern Region counties (NR) in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin trail the 123 Southern Region counties (SR) in those States and the Nation, but the gap is closing according to the 1964 Census of Agriculture. The report compares in detail the following topics for the three areas in 1949, 1959, and 1964: Farm size, cropland acres per farm, decrease in number of farms, economic class of farms, investment in land and buildings, value of farm products sold, amount of and income from off-farm work, income from farm recreation enterprises, and educational level.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 91
Date: 1969-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307382

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