Growing Vegetables. People on the Farm [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5440091
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED244131
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982
- 37 p.
- Summary:
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This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes farm operations and some activities in the lives of six vegetable farmers throughout the United States. The booklet visits the tomato growing of Carl Schneider and his partners and the lettuce growing farm of Norman Martella, both in California. It then includes brief accounts of the operations of the potato farm of Ferrell Palmer of Idaho, the fresh and processing vegetables farm of the Bergums in Wisconsin, the Florida vegetable farm of Johnnie Goodnight, and the small vegetable farm of William James of North Carolina. The booklet then describes a rare market auction in Faison, North Carolina. For each of these operations, the booklet includes some information about the skills needed, the economics involved, and the daily lives of the farmers and their families. Although the booklet focuses on vegetable growing, it includes discussion of major topics that are common to all of the booklets: (1) farming as a business, (2) the impact of technology on farming, (3) the increasing specialization in farming, (4) the role of government in agriculture, (5) the diversity in farming, (6) the interdependence between agriculture and the rest of the economy, and (7) the way of life of farmers and their families. The booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs. (KC)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Special Programs, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs, USDA, Room 536-A, Washington, DC 20250.
- ERIC Note: For related documents, see CE 038 960-969.
- Educational level discussed: Secondary Education.
- Students.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Production
- Agronomy
- Business Skills
- Career Choice
- Career Education
- Economics
- Farm Accounts
- Farm Management
- Farm Occupations
- Farmers
- Government Role
- Harvesting
- Horticulture
- Interdisciplinary Approach
- Job Skills
- Learning Activities
- Life Style
- Occupational Information
- Secondary Education
- Technological Advancement
- Vocational Education
- Vegetables
- Other authors/contributors:
- Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2052 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1982
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