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farmland if renters were available, owners’ replies were seven “no’s” to one “yes.”
Apparently, farmers have sought to enlarge their farms by owner;—^
ship rather than expandingJtKeiF \ operations by renting additional land. Non-residents with j small, acreages have no convenient^meanss/ by which to lease these Smaii acreages and potential renters are interested only in large blocks of land.
The present market for rentable farm land is probably inadequate for blocking up small holdings into units large enough to be farmed
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