. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Inflation crushes small farmers most The story on Page 3 about the dwindhng number of growers and the trend toward larger holdings is one we all are familiar with. The situation is not unique to cranberrying. It is similar to what is happening in all aspects of agriculture. The reasons for the pattern are many and they are intricate. One reason, however, affects deeply the very economiic fabric of our society. That reason is INFLATION. The Department of Agriculture, in a report it issued titled Another Revolution in Farmi
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Inflation crushes small farmers most The story on Page 3 about the dwindhng number of growers and the trend toward larger holdings is one we all are familiar with. The situation is not unique to cranberrying. It is similar to what is happening in all aspects of agriculture. The reasons for the pattern are many and they are intricate. One reason, however, affects deeply the very economiic fabric of our society. That reason is INFLATION. The Department of Agriculture, in a report it issued titled Another Revolution in Farming?, put inflation as the number one force affecting the way farms are organized. Here's what the USDA says: "Inflation increases: (1) the wealth of those who own land, (2) demand for land, and (3) input prices. And it strengthens the relative economic position of the wealthier and higher income people in buying land. Through these effects, inflation—compared with stable prices—leads to fewer farms and greater concentration of production, incomes, and wealth associated with the larger ; If you are one of those people who are angry about the growing concentration of wealth and holdings in this country as well as the (continued on page 12) LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS Publications I Energy, Jobs and the Environment Package Preserving America's Farmland Coastal Zone Management Program Flood Plain Management Where Rivers Meet the Sea Order from The League of Women Voters of the , 1730 M Street, , Washington, 20036. Add 50 cents for postage and handling. 1 $ 1 .30 .35 1 .25 1 free i EXPORTERS PROTECTED UNDER NEW PROGRAM The Department of Agriculture has put into effect a new program that covers defaults in the purchase of agricultural commodities by foreign buyers, whether the foreign buyer's bank is government owned or privately owned. A prior program covered only government owned banks. CRANBERRIES D ^smmmtsm wm:^sm:mm^m^:)^!is^??:isimmm's^
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