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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Family Farms
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Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 13:43:43 EST
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> The primary advantage to large farmers over medium sized
> farmers is financial: they have more collateral for crop loans and to
> weather bad financial times.  They are *not* more productive.
>  
> And what will happen to our system of agriculture if it becomes dominated
> by a few oligopolistic producers able to restrict production and raise
> prices? 
>                   tim sevener   whuxl!orb

    People have always been willing to farm for only marginal, sometimes
nonexistant profits.  If these oligopolistic producers restrict production
and raise prices, there will be plenty of people willing to compete with them.
-- 
Jeff Sonntag
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    "You're from Joisey?  I'm from Joisey!"
    "Which exit?"