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  • From: JOHN A HENDRICKSON <jhendric AT wisc.edu>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?
  • Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:01:03 -0600

Agreed! Excellent point. I was merely trying to make sure Alison's
stat. was correctly stated. -John

----- Original Message -----
From: David Inglis <mhcsa AT verizon.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:29 am
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?
To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>

> > from off farm, as you stated). In other words, only 10% of farm
> > households earn 100% of their income from their farm.
> > -John
>
> So what?
> Would it not be true of almost all households, not just farm
> households,that two incomes are required to sustain the standard of
> living? Yet no
> one says being a carpenter is not a viable living because the husband
> also has to go out to work as a teacher. Farming should be evaluated
> based on the income of those that are involved in the operation, which
> is problematic enough as it is. The 'household' issue is only relevant
> if both partners are involved in the business and then it becomes a
> question of the viability of the farm business structure.
>
> David
> Mahaiwe Harvst C.S.A.
> W,Mass.
> Z5
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