Attitudes of Midwest Farmers Toward Soybean Production

Bureau of Agricultural Economics Division of Program Surveys

No 397835, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The material presented in the following pages is a summary analysis of 341 interviews taken with farmers in twelve corn belt counties dealing with various aspects of the problem of soybean production. In nine of these counties farmers had generally had some experience with soybean production, while in the other three acreage in soybeans is and has been very low. A discussion of the attitudes of farmers in the nine counties in which soybeans have been grown in the past. There are 246 interviews from the following counties: Lee and McLean, Illinois; Buena Vista, Fayette, Wapello, and Hardin, Iowa, Warren and St. Joseph, Indiana; and Van Wert, Ohio. Some comments on the attitudes of farmers in the three counties in which soybean production is at present very low. There are 92 interviews from the following counties: York, Nebraska; Republic, Kansas; and Howard, Missouri.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44
Date: 1943-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.397835

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