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|a Conkin, Paul Keith.
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|a A revolution down on the farm
|b the transformation of American agriculture since 1929 /
|c Paul K. Conkin.
|h [electronic resource] :
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|a Lexington, Ky. :
|b University Press of Kentucky,
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|a Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. American Agriculture before 1930; Commercial Origins; Tilling and Preparing the Soil; Tools for Planting and Cultivating; Tools of Harvest; The Tractor; Research, Education, and Extension; Credit and Marketing; 2. The Traditional Family Farm: A Personal Account; Profile of a Farming Village; Home Provenance; Household Patterns; 3. A New Deal for Agriculture, 1930-1938; First Fruits: Hoover's Farm Board; Maturing a New Farm Program; The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933
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|a Agriculture is the most fundamental of all human activities. Today, those who till the soil or tend livestock feed a world population of approximately 6.5 billion. Fifty years ago, the planet could not have sustained such a large population, and according to present projections, farmers will have to feed nine billion people by 2050. The greatest agricultural revolution in history has occurred in the last fifty years , with farmers in the United States leading the way. America's declining number of farms, however, comes as a surprise to many and may have dramatic implications. Paul K. Conkin's
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|a Conkin, Paul Keith.
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