President Nixon’s Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, made famous the statement, “Get big or get out.” He encouraged American farmers to plant as much as they could. Many took the statement as encouraging consolidation of their farm operations, so they did. Through the mid 20th century, the size of a typical farm got bigger. A […]
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