“ Between 1940 and the mid 1980s, ” reads the back cover of the book Broken Heartland, “farm production expenses in America’s Heartland tripled, capital purchases quadrupled, interest payments jumped tenfold, profits fell by 10 percent, the number of farmers decreased by two - thirds, and nearly every farming community lost population, businesses, and economic stability. ”
” Antara tahun 1940 dan pertengahan 1980 - an, ” bunyi sampul belakang buku Broken Heartland, ” biaya produksi pertanian di Daerah Utama Amerika melonjak tiga kali lipat, pembelian modal melonjak empat kali, pembayaran bunga melonjak sepuluh kali lipat, keuntungan turun 10 persen, jumlah petani berkurang dua pertiga, dan hampir setiap komunitas pertanian kehilangan populasi, bisnis, dan stabilitas ekonomi. ”