THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF AGRICULTURE: AN INCOME ANALYSIS

Robert D. Reinsel and Anthony Joseph

No 277899, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Research using debt/asset ratios as a measure of financial difficulties is reviewed. Additional criteria using operating margins and off-farm income are applied to 1984 data. The results show that about 345,000 farms had a negative combined operating margin and off-farm income in 1984.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 1986-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277899

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