The expansion of large scale hog farming in Iowa: The applicability of Goldschmidt's findings fifty years later

Human Organization

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-415

  Durrenberger, E Paul ^a   Thu, Kendall M ^a  

^a The University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Farming, industrialization, development; United States, Iowa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION; GOLDSCHMIDT, W.; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; PIG FARMING;

USA, IOWA;

EID: 0030391098     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.55.4.wtn74681u08t882v     Document Type: Article

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