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Age cohort analysis of the 20th century decline in U.S. farm numbers

H F Gale

    Journal of Rural Studies
    |January 1, 1996
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Age FactorsAgricultural DevelopmentAgricultural WorkersAmericasCohort AnalysisDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsEstimation TechnicsGeographic FactorsHuman ResourcesLabor ForceNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation ProjectionResearch MethodologyRural DevelopmentRural Spatial Distribution--changesSpatial DistributionUnited States

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