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Farm Size and the Distribution of Farm Numbers

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  • Boxley, Robert F.

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Size-of-farm data for 1964 were fitted to the function In Y =In a·bX Results showed that the percentage distribution of farms by size classes tends to follow the distribution of an inverse exponential function. Furthermore, empirical size distributions seem to have an underlying stability across time and geographic areas. These features have several applications, one of which is prediction of future size distributions of farms. A method of making such a prediction is illustrated with census data on farm numbers in 1935 and 1964.

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  • Boxley, Robert F., 1971. "Farm Size and the Distribution of Farm Numbers," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 23(4), pages 1-8, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersja:146960
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.146960
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    1. Lin, William W. & Coffman, George & Penn, J. B., 1980. "U.S. Farm Numbers, Sizes, and Related Structural Dimensions: Projections to Year 2000," Technical Bulletins 157730, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Stavins, R. N. & Stanton, B. F., 1980. "Alternative Procedures For Estimating The Size Distribution Of Farms," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 0(Number 2), pages 1-6, October.
    3. Libbin, James D., 1982. "Projections of US farm numbers by Markov processes," ISU General Staff Papers 198201010800008508, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    4. Stavins, R. N. & Stanton, B. F., 1980. "Alternative Procedures For Estimating The Size Distribution Of Farms," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 9(2), pages 1-6, October.
    5. Joseph, Anthony L. & White, Fred C. & Barclay, Thomas N., 1982. "An Econometric Farm Structure Model," 1982 Annual Meeting, August 1-4, Logan, Utah 279462, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    6. Manus I. Midlarsky, 1982. "Scarcity and Inequality," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 26(1), pages 3-38, March.
    7. Lanier, Eleanor B., 1974. "Economics of Agriculture: Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, July 1971-June 1972," Miscellaneous Publications 321804, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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