The Aging Of Agriculture

Hearing on the trend towards an agricultural system with the average age of the operators of our farms nearing 55 years, and on how to encourage young farmers. Witnesses: D. Scott Brown, Program Dir., Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI); John Young, Farmer, Groffton, NH; Lynn Cornwell, V.P., Nat. Cattleman's Beef Assoc.; Terry Ecker, Farmer, Elmo, MO; Steve Gross, Farmer, Manchester, PA; Bruce Cobb, Farmer, Bridgeton, NJ; Baron Johnson, Farmer, Johnson Bros., Inc.; Gary Smith, Exec. Dir., Chester County (PA) Development Council; John Baker, Iowa Beginning, Farmers Center; and Susan Offutt, Administrator, Economics Research Service, USDA.

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume examines the aspects and problems of land policies and the growth in farming during the mid-1800s.

Third in a publisher's series of 9 volumes designed to give a readable survey of the economic history of the United States.