The role of the economist is to identify
and solve puzzles. Unsolved puzzles seem to crop
up more frequently these days or perhaps my ability
to solve them has diminished. The purpose of
this paper is to set forth selected enigmas in
hope that someone (perhaps a briqht, younq mind
who fails to appreciate the intractability of the
problem) will find solutions. I begin with national
macroeconomic policy, then tum to international
economics. After looking at past trends
in supply and demand for farm output, I conclude
with sections on farm investment behavior and the
role of the agricultural economist in an affluent
farming economy.
