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Conkin, Paul Keith.

A revolution down on the farm : the transformation of American agriculture since 1929 / Paul K. Conkin. - Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008. - xiv, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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

LCCN: 2008016831

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8B7509 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014772705 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Agriculture--History.--United States
Agriculture and state--History.--United States
Agricultural productivity--History.--United States
Agricultural innovations--History.--United States

LC Class. No.: S441 / .C725 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 630.973/0904

National Agricultural Library Call No.: S441 / .C725 2008