Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. CHAPTER ONE. The Rural Heritage 1
4. CHAPTER TWO. A General Survey of American Farms and Farmers 12
5. CHAPTER THREE. The Technological Frontier 30
6. CHAPTER FOUR. The Farm Labor Force 44
7. CHAPTER FIVE. The Farmer’s Community 58
8. CHAPTER SIX. The Farm Family 67
9. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Farmer’s Schools 83
10. CHAPTER EIGHT. The Rural Church 99
11. CHAPTER NINE. Farm Organizations 116
12. CHAPTER TEN. Farmers’ Cooperative Associations 129
13. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Farmer and His Local Government 136
14. CHAPTER TWELVE. The Farmer and the Federal Government 152
15. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The New Farmer 170
16. Notes 181
17. INDEX 189
18. Preface vii