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Mechanized agriculture: Engineering applied to farm problems enables 15% of the population to feed the nation with surplus for export
Author
Roy BainerAuthor Affiliations
Roy Bainer is Professor of Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 4(1):4-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n01p4. January 1950.
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Abstract
In California less than 10% of the population is engaged in operating 140,000 farms—a condition representative of the United States.
Bainer R. 1950. Mechanized agriculture: Engineering applied to farm problems enables 15% of the population to feed the nation with surplus for export. Hilgardia 4(1):4-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v004n01p4
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