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Author Conkin, Paul Keith.

Title A revolution down on the farm : the transformation of American agriculture since 1929 / Paul K. Conkin.

Publication Info. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [2008]
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 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  630.973 CONKIN    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents American agriculture before 1930 -- The traditional family farm : a personal account -- A new deal for agriculture, 1930-1938 -- World War II and its aftermath : a family report -- Dimensions of an agricultural revolution -- Surpluses and payments : federal agricultural policy, 1954-2008 -- Farming in the twenty-first century : status and challenges -- Alternatives.
Summary This book assseses the skills, new technologies, and government policies that transformed farming in America and suggests how new legislation could affect it in the coming decades.
Subject Agriculture -- United States -- History.
Agriculture and state -- United States -- History.
Agricultural productivity -- United States -- History.
Agricultural innovations -- United States -- History.
Other Form: Online version: Conkin, Paul Keith. Revolution down on the farm. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008 (OCoLC)607690421
Online version: Conkin, Paul Keith. Revolution down on the farm. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008 (OCoLC)615187974
ISBN 9780813125190 hardcover alkaline paper
0813125197 hardcover alkaline paper
Standard No. 40015794109
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