The Development of American Agriculture: A Historical AnalysisU of Minnesota Press, 1979 - 464 Seiten |
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... period — from 1607 to the present day . And it did not develop easily ; it developed over much of the period through a trial and error process in which the farmers of one generation learned from the mistakes and failures of the previous ...
... period — from 1607 to the present day . And it did not develop easily ; it developed over much of the period through a trial and error process in which the farmers of one generation learned from the mistakes and failures of the previous ...
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... period ; but it was not a time of stagnation , and development began to accelerate in the latter part of the period . In the early years , say , 1607 to 1640 , the incidence of death from starvation , disease , and Indian wars was so ...
... period ; but it was not a time of stagnation , and development began to accelerate in the latter part of the period . In the early years , say , 1607 to 1640 , the incidence of death from starvation , disease , and Indian wars was so ...
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... period of extensive growth . We added one farm or ranch or planta- tion after another as wave after wave of pioneers moved westward and settled on the new land . Worker productivity in agriculture in- creased as machines were ...
... period of extensive growth . We added one farm or ranch or planta- tion after another as wave after wave of pioneers moved westward and settled on the new land . Worker productivity in agriculture in- creased as machines were ...
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The Colonial Period 16071775 | 13 |
Breaking Out of the Atlantic Seaboard 17751820 | 37 |
From Pioneering to Commercialization 18201860 | 57 |
The Last Frontier 18601897 | 78 |
Prosperity and Depression 18971933 | 99 |
The Technological Revolution 19331970 | 122 |
US Agriculture in a World Market 19701990 | 150 |
Environmental Policy | 278 |
The Role of Government | 307 |
The Forces in Review | 335 |
Changes in Structure Organization and Productivity | 352 |
The Watersheds of Development | 371 |
The Demand and Supply Components | 393 |
Government Intervention Cannibalism and the Treadmill | 417 |
Using the Model to Understand the 1970s and 1980s | 437 |
Abundant Land | 173 |
Farm Mechanization and Technological Advance | 189 |
Building Physical Infrastructure Transport and Other Elements | 209 |
Building Social Infrastructure Education and Research | 235 |
International Inputs | 258 |
Some Concluding Thoughs | 457 |
Notes | 473 |
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