How Many Farms? Projecting U.S. Farm Numbers and Sizes

Matthew G. Smith, Clark Edwards and Peterson R. Neal

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1987, vol. 03, issue 3

Abstract: After decades of rapid change, the structure of U.S. agriculture changed little between 1974 and 1982. If those recent trends hold, they suggest the farm sector will look much the same at the end of the century as it does now, including a continuing strong presence of mid-sized farms. Those assessments are much different from what analysts were predicting a few years ago. If the recent slow pace of change continues, it will have important implications for rural communities.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310438

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