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High Cost of Living and Farm Productivity Debate
A detailed critique of Mr Hill and others arguing high food prices stem from low acreage or urban dominance. The writer presents per capita production data, distributor margins, and dairy and meat market dynamics to claim price rises outpace real supply declines, blaming middlemen and retailers for profits rather than producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hill
London
New York
J. R. Cahill
Board of Trade of England
America
England
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Hill
Taft
Brown
Department of Agriculture
United States
Mr. Taft
State of
Milk Trust
Elgin
Illinois
Armour
Secretary of Agriculture
Mr. Armour
Wilson
Paul Revere
Mr. Brown