Employment in the Final Manufacture of Supplies and Equipment Used by Farmers, 1950 and 1960

Ralph A. Freund

No 320522, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Farm employment has been declining while output of raw food and fiber has been increasing. Some of the reduction in manpower on farms has been caused by the substitution of industrially produced inputs for farm labor. To what extent has the reduction in farm labor been offset by additional labor in industry needed to produce the increased flow of supplies and equipment to farmers? To answer this question, employment in the final manufacture of farm supplies and equipment has been estimated on the basis of average employment per dollar of sales. This analysis indicates that the increased quantity of raw food and fiber has been produced with reduced manpower, both on the farm and in industry.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8
Date: 1964-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320522

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