1. Introduction -- 2. Native American and Colonial Agriculture -- 3. Land Distribution and the Expansion of the American Landscape -- 4. Opening up the American West -- 5. Water Access and Immigration Issues -- 6. Public Sector Institutions, Education, and Innovation -- 7. Infrastructure...

Biological man and social organization.--Agrarian agriculture.--The (partial) industrialization of agriculture.--Coveted land.--Who makes farm policy?--What farmers are paid for.--Price and income policy for an agrarian and industrial agriculture.--Tempting attractions of direct deficiency...