Katelyn Thomas

Works Cited
Block, Daniel, and E. Melanie Dupuis. "Making The Country Work For The City: Von Thunen's Ideas In Geography, Agricultural Economics And The Sociology Of Agriculture." American Journal Of Economics & Sociology 60.1 (2001): 79. America: History & Life. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. This article weighs the economics versus sociology view of agriculture. Carter, Nicole. Agriculture, communities and rural environmental initiative: can small family farms and large agribusiness live peacefully in Pennsylvania?, 2007. Online. This article describes farms in Pennsylvania. It looks at the small farms versus the large farms, the way the land is being used, and the changes over time. It talks about zoning and whether or not it is fair that small famers lose their land while the larger commercial farms just gain. Ruggles, Steven. "Multigenerational Families In Nineteenth-Century America." Continuity & Change 18.1 (2003): 139. America: History & Life. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. This article describes the Decline of multigenerational family in 20th century connected to the rise of wage labor and to the diminishing importance of agriculture Scott, Roy V. "The Rise Of The Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association In Illinois, 18831891." Agricultural History 32.1 (1958): 44-55. America: History & Life. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. This article discusses the importance of providing social outlet for farm families.