Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- PART A. STRATEGIC TASKS OF AGRICULTURAL MOBILIZATION -- CHAPTER I. THE WARTIME CHALLENGE TO ECONOMIC PLANNING -- CHAPTER II. FOOD SHORTAGES ABROAD -- PART Β. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER III....

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