Rural Land Transfers in the United States

Paul W. Barkley and Gene Wunderlich

No 309512, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Land transfers are the cutting edge in the structure of landownership and control. Even though the annual turnover in rural land is very slow--currently 4.6 percent of parcels and 3.5 percent of land--concerns linger that farmers in the United States are losing control of the resource that is basic to their industry. Small, persistent changes can eventually make a difference, but the data examined here indicate that a transfer of landownership out of agriculture is occurring at an almost imperceptibly slow pace.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 1989-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309512

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