USDA Economic Research Service. Since 1985, farm prices have dropped steadily for commodities such as corn, wheat and soybeans. May 2000, Table 31. Most family farmers must work jobs off the farm just to make ends meet. May 2000, Table 31.
Large farms receive nearly twice as much in government payments as do small farms.
1997 Census of Agriculture, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. 1997 Census of Agriculture, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.