In 1950 American farmers made up almost 15% of the population.
In fact, American farmers say they may make things worse.
The first years of the 20th century were prosperous for all American farmers.
He turned his attention to improving standards for American farmers.
"We're looking at a whole new image of the American farmer," he said.
This should give American farmers sales of nearly 2 million tons a year.
One such challenge lies in the fact that the average American farmer is now 58 years old.
The total value of machinery required to do that, for all American farmers, was $111 billion.
Tell the American farmer who feeds his country and the world.
For American farmers, what was once a plague is now little more than a memory.