CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction i 



I. The Emergence of the Problem of Agricultural Eco- ^ 



nomics 3 



II. Consumption 7 



III. Land and Other Natural Agents of Agricultural 



Production . 10 



IV. Human Effort as a Factor in Agricultural Production. 16 



V. Capital- Goods as a Factor in Agricultural Production. 20 



VI. Organization and Management of the Agricultural 



Enterprise . 24 



VII. Records and Accounts as Measures of Efficient Manage- 

 ment 29 



VIII. Principles of Value and Price as Related to Farm 



Products 32 



IX. Market Methods and Problems 42 



X. Transportation and Storage Facilities as Factors in the 



Marketing of Farm Products 51 



XL The Rent and Value of Farm Land ....... 58 



XII. Land Tenure and Land Policy ........ 64 



XIII. Interest on Farm Loans 70 



XIV. Rural Credits 75 



XV. Agricultural Wages 82 



XVI. Some Problems of Agricultural Labor 87 



XVII. Profits in Agriculture 91 



Syllabus 94 



