How not to electrocute the farmer: assessing attitudes towards electrification

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Wolfe, Audra J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2000
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21171
    Journal Title:
    Agricultural History
    Journal Title Details:
    74(2) : 515-529
    Subject Term:
    adoption, attitudes, development, energy, farm families, farmer attitudes, farmers, rural conditions, rural development, rural families, and technological advancement
    Notes:
    Assesses the attitudes of rural people towards farm electrification in the United States between 1920-1940. Hesitation of farmers to adopt electricity; impact of electricity on landscape transformation; implication of electrification for farm modernization.

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