TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedberger,Mark
TI  - Farm families & change in twentieth-century AmericaMark Friedberger
SN  - 9780813162881
AV  - HD1476 .F376 1988
PY  - 1988///
CY  - Lexington, Ky.
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
KW  - Family farms
KW  - United States
KW  - Families
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Rural conditions
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Corn-Belt Farming; 2. Central Valley Ranching; 3. Land Tenure; 4. Inheritance; 5. Credit; 6. Family; 7. Community; 8. Corn-Belt Crisis; 9. Central Valley Crisis; Conclusion; A Note on Sources and Methods; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; 2; b
N2  - The farm family is a unique institution, perhaps the last remnant, in an increasingly complex world, of a simpler social order in which economic and domestic activities were inextricably bound together. In the past few years, however, American agriculture has suffered huge losses, and family farmers have seen their way of life threatened by economic forces beyond their control. At a time when agriculture is at a crossroads, this study provides a needed historical perspective on the problems family farmers have faced since the turn of the century. For analysis Mark Friedberger has chosen two
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