CONTENTS 



Preface and Acknowledgements 2 



Summary 4 



Problem 6 



Scope and Objectives 6 



Source and Method of Analysis 7 



The Soil Bank Program 7 



The Coos County Farm Setting Since 1920 9 



Changes in Employment of Farm Resources 11 



Number of Units Enrolled 11 



Cropland on Enrolled Units 14 



Machinery on Enrolled Units 19 



Buildings, Labor on Enrolled Units 20 



Summary of Resources Enrolled in Soil Bank 20 



Effect of Soil Bank on the Economy 23 



Gross Farm Income Estimates 23 



Method of Analysis 24 



Comparative Income Estimates 24 



Discussion of the Models 26 



Income Flow in the Local Economy 27 



Income Flow Within the County 29 



Expenditure Patterns 29 



Non-participating Farmers 30 



Hay Purchases 30 



Economies in Marketing 34 



Farm Transfer and Expansion 36 



Other Economic Effects of the Soil Bank Program 36 



Town Tax Problems 36 



Long-term Land Use 37 



Long-run Social Costs 37 



Conclusions 38 



Attainment of Program Objectives 38 



Impact of Program on the Economy of the Area 39 



Impact of Program on the Resource Use Efficiency 39 



Future Aplication to New England Agriculture 40 



Appendix Tables 1-12 41-51 



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