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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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[Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
emily cook, 12/20/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, David Inglis, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, Lynn Wigglesworth, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, robert schuler, 12/21/2005
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
Wiediger, Alison, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
JOHN A HENDRICKSON, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
David Inglis, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, JOHN A HENDRICKSON, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
TxBeeFarmer, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, Marty Kraft, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, joe and trish, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
David Inglis, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
Andrew R. King, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, Old Timin', 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, Marty Kraft, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
JOHN A HENDRICKSON, 12/21/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?,
Wiediger, Alison, 12/21/2005
- [Market-farming] The numbers are wrong/ Economics- sustainable ag?, Tradingpost, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, Wiediger, Alison, 12/21/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Economics- sustainable ag?, Andrew R. King, 12/22/2005
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