Family Farming, Accidents, and Expertise in the Corn Belt, 1940-1975
by
Derek S. Oden
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Farming has always been a dangerous occupation. In the middle of the twentieth century, as farmers adopted a wide array of new technologies, from tractors to pesticides and fertilizers, the dangers became more acute. The economic pressures that agriculture faced in this period compounded the perils...