Author: United States Department Of Agriculture

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780265077139

Excerpt from Foreign Agriculture: May 1941 Though the full and ultimate effects upon American agriculture of the current world-wide economic conflict depend on the length and intensity of the war, it is already certain that the control systems instituted by governmental decree in the belligerent countries are going to be most important to both producers and consumers of agricultural products in every continent. The American farmer, after living through the fluctuations of demand for agricultural products during and following the war of 1914-1918, is perhaps more conscious than his fellow-citizen in commerce or industry that war may have an important effect on the individual's own prosperity and 'social well-being. The farmer is also well informed of the misery that accompanies the present war. However, because of his Government's agricultural adjustment pro gram, he has not felt the full effects of this economic war. It is believed that agriculture cannot be assured the fullest possible protec tion from the effects of the belligerent control measures unless itis known precisely what those measures are and how they operate. Therefore it is intended, in a series of studies, to attempt to segregate the various types of war measures and controls in order to facilitate the determination of their effects on agriculture. Chithe one hand there are measures intended to aid the economy of the country enacting the con trols, which are detrimental to other countries. These will be singled out so that every effort may be made to counteract their adverse effects in the post-war period. (dn the other hand there are governmental measures which tend to mitigate the economic effects of war and other social disturbances. 'these will subsequently be analyzed in an endeavor to ascertain the ways in which they might be utilized in time of peace to promote more equitable distribution of raw materials. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.