4. Farms as Factories: The Emergence of Large-Scale Farming

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Industrial Ideal in American Agriculture 10
6. 2. By the Numbers: Economics and Management in Agriculture 33
7. 3. Agricultural Engineers and Industrialization 75
8. 4. Farms as Factories: The Emergence of Large-Scale Farming 106
9. 5. The Campbell Farming Corporation 129
10. 6. Collectivization and Industrialization: Learning from the Soviets 157
11. Conclusion: Changing the Landscape 184
12. Appendix 191
13. Abbreviations 195
14. Notes 197
15. Index 235