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Edwin Young

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Percent of counties increasing or decreasing base acres by commodity, 2003
Direct payments are concentrated in major producing areas
Map 1: Higher shares of total cropland designated as base acreage indicate where land may be constrained ; Map 2: Fruit and vegetable area planted comprises a large share of nonbase cropland in some regions.
Share of base acreage in areas producing selected fruit and vegetables.