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- catalog abstract ""Great scientific and technological breakthroughs in the twentieth century enabled American farmers to produce bountiful harvests that ensured an abundant and relatively cheap food supply. But this agricultural wealth had its problems. As farmers became more productive, their surplus commodities - such as grain, milk, and cotton - glutted the market and drove prices down. With few exceptions, and despite their increased productivity, farmers found it difficult to earn an adequate standard of living." "These are the fundamental developments that Douglas Hurt traces in Problems of Plenty, a compact narrative history of American agriculture over the last century. Mr. Hurt shows how farm men and women looked more and more to the federal government - for technical information to help them become more productive and more profitable; for regulation of business practices to guarantee them equitable treatment in the marketplace; for intervention in the agricultural economy to support prices and protect their income."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12647479.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Great scientific and technological breakthroughs in the twentieth century enabled American farmers to produce bountiful harvests that ensured an abundant and relatively cheap food supply. But this agricultural wealth had its problems. As farmers became more productive, their surplus commodities - such as grain, milk, and cotton - glutted the market and drove prices down. With few exceptions, and despite their increased productivity, farmers found it difficult to earn an adequate standard of living."".
- catalog description ""These are the fundamental developments that Douglas Hurt traces in Problems of Plenty, a compact narrative history of American agriculture over the last century. Mr. Hurt shows how farm men and women looked more and more to the federal government - for technical information to help them become more productive and more profitable; for regulation of business practices to guarantee them equitable treatment in the marketplace; for intervention in the agricultural economy to support prices and protect their income."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-181) and index.".
- catalog description "The progressive era -- The age of uncertainty -- The New Deal -- Prosperity and decline -- Fallout -- Century's end.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 192 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Problems of plenty.".
- catalog identifier "1566634628 (paper : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "1566634636 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Problems of plenty.".
- catalog isPartOf "American ways series.".
- catalog isPartOf "The American ways series".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago : Ivan R. Dee,".
- catalog relation "Problems of plenty.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "630/.973/0904 21".
- catalog subject "Agriculture Economic aspects United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Agriculture United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Agriculture and state United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "S441 .H925 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "The progressive era -- The age of uncertainty -- The New Deal -- Prosperity and decline -- Fallout -- Century's end.".
- catalog title "Problems of plenty : the American farmer in the twentieth century / R. Douglas Hurt.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".