Typical Family-Operated Farms, 1930-45: An Historical Look to the Future

Ronald Jones and Wylie D. Goodsell

No 343128, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Figures included: Figure 1. Location of types of farms studied -- Figure 2. Annual earnings of farm operator families -- Figure 3. Prices received, prices and wages paid -- Figure 4. Operating expense per unit of production -- Figure 5. Operating margin per dollar of income -- Figure 6. Production per farm -- Figure 7. Mechanization and farm size -- Figure 8. Crop yields -- Figure 9. Production efficiency—labor and total -- Figure 10. Why farmers' incomes differ -- Figure 11. Operators' equity in their farms -- Figure 12. How gross farm income is divided -- Figure 13. Net rent and land values

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 1946-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.343128

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