Few true family farms are left;what does exist are farm corporations that derive a major portion of their income from various subsidies and price supports.
The little farm of 50 years ago with a 40 horsepower tractor,three-bottom plow,2 row cornpicker,a dozen hogs,two dozen cows,a dozen chickens,quaint red barn and outbuildings, and modest white farmhouse is gone .The farmer actually supported a family on such a place.Now any such plce needs an outside job to support it.
I wonder what would have happened if the government had not "helped" the farmer so much?
We would still have more of the family farms...