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<br />-5 <br /> <br />~~ <br />,:t"c <br />~- .-,_.-- <br />L't:k: <br /> <br />00292G <br /> <br />attributes of the land base. .Historically, agricultural economies in the <br /> <br />United States have flourished in areas and regions with favorable condi- <br /> <br /> <br />tions for plant growth. The locational influence of population centers, <br /> <br />while still important for some types of agricultural production, has <br /> <br />declined as transportation services and marketing technology have improved. <br /> <br />The report does not emphasize sufficiently, as some of you have observed, <br /> <br />017Y~ <br />~J~~~ <br />~:~"..:';f..;:::~ <br /> <br /> <br />Ii <br /> <br /> <br />~;;...~: --;-.;; <br /> <br />Ilt <br />~':".~,.?::.!<t <br />"*,.,,., <br />II <br /> <br />i!:...d<. <br /> <br />Thus, environmental considerations--soil, water, and climate--play a major <br /> <br />role in the location of agricultural production and related economic <br /> <br />activity. <br /> <br />other factors and forces that influence the regional distribution of the <br /> <br />agricultural industry. The influence of supply management programs, marketing <br /> <br />institutions, and immobility of certain economic resources committed to a given <br /> <br />locale cannot be denied. There is no intent to minimize their importance. <br /> <br />The agricultural production methodology reflects these factors in two signi- <br /> <br />ficant ways. First, the programming system, which will be discussed in some <br /> <br />detail, includes a set of constraints on the rate at which changes can be <br /> <br />indicated by the system. And second, the 1980 programming solutions were <br /> <br />adjusted to some extent to reflect historical trends. <br /> <br />I trust this brief statement will provide a suitable framework and a <br /> <br />useful point of departure for further discussion. <br /> <br />~: ;.-.:;. -__;. <br /> <br />"<-.""'.. <br />.',,:-.--,,- <br />~j;(~:;~: <br /> <br />~;;)2{~ <br /> <br />~:~t:~;::?:~ <br />.,C;, <br /> <br />_'-"'-".::~ .-. <br /> <br />