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Abstract
Decline in farm numbers remains
the product of long-run trends and
fluctuating economic conditions. Our
analysis indicates that the effects of
the mid-1980s farm crisis may be felt
the most through the decreased entry
of young farmers that occurred during
the period. It will be interesting to see
what happened during the ensuing
period between the 1987 and 1992
Censuses after the recovery from the
farm recession. Will a larger group of
new young farmers step in to take the
place of those who chose not to enter
during the mid-1980s, or will the
nation's young people continue to turn
away from farming as a career?