Re: Need info on rural sociology study

Carol Feyen (feyen@ssc.wisc.edu)
Mon, 26 Feb 1996 09:16:26 -0600 (CST)

that study was done by walter Goldschmidt. it is cited in a wealth of
sociological research that focuses on farm structure and community well
being. I do not have the cite in front of me but will try to find it and
send it off.
Carol Feyen

On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, Steve Diver wrote:

> A humble request on behalf of FORGE (Financing Ozarks
> Regional Growth in the Economy; A community loan fund
> for small farmers and rural enterprises):
>
> Can anybody provide a citation for the study that looked
> at two towns in California. Both towns were agriculturally-
> based and had similar demographics. However, one town
> went towards corporate agriculture while the other
> remained primarily a small-farm economy.
>
> Years later, socio-economic indicators of the two towns were
> compared with respect to these factors.
>
> Thanks!
> Steve Diver
>
>