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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.

Publisher:

University Press of Kentucky,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Agriculture--United States--History.
Agriculture and state--United States--History.
Agricultural productivity--United States--History.
Agricultural innovations--United States--History.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

0813125197 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813125190 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)209662235

LCCN:

2008016831

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

XHPD657 -- Glenwood Public Library (Glenwood)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

CXPC586 -- Keck Memorial Library (Wapello)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)