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Book SynopsisA hard look at the problems of agriculture in a growing industrial economy by the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. His book is a clear and authoritative call for a "new look" at farm policy, written for both the city and farm reader. Originally published in 1957. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the late
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. ix*1. The Continuing Debate, pg. 1*2. The Shibboleths, pg. 21*3. A Sick Industry, pg. 42*4. All Kinds of Farms and Farmers, pg. 54*6. Farmers in an Industrial Economy, pg. 66*6. The Neglected One-Third, pg. 78*7. Farm Education and Progress, pg. 95*8. The Surplus Problem, pg. 111*9. Too Many Farmers, pg. 130*10. Price Supports, pg. 138*11. Helping the Market Work Better, pg. 143*12. Ever-Normal Granary, pg. 151*13. Keeping Farm Income Up, pg. 161*14. Farmers and World Trade, pg. 176*15. The Soil, pg. 195*16. What Is Ahead for Farmers?, pg. 211*Index, pg. 219
