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Spatial Analysis of Changes in the Number of Farms During the Farm Crisis *
Author(s) -
Brasier Kathryn J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1526/003601105775012732
Subject(s) - spatial analysis , spatial dependence , geography , agriculture , spatial change , economic geography , statistics , physical geography , mathematics , remote sensing , archaeology
This analysis reexamines factors affecting farm change during the Farm Crisis using spatial analysis techniques to identify important spatial factors and correct for spatial autocorrelation. Results indicate the importance of indicators of farm structure, percent of prime farmland, and state‐level processes in predicting changes in the number of farms. The findings also suggest a spatially‐dependent process: counties near each other in space experienced similar types and rates of change in the number of farms. Reasons for the effects of geographic proximity are explored.