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This paper argues that even with strong economies of scale, all farm sizes could have similar adjusted average costs and be equally competitive because the advantages of flexibility on small farms tend to offset those of economies of scale on large farms. Evidence from Northeastern U.S. dairy farms suggests that capital intensity and specialization increase with size, flexibility decreases with size, and small and larr,e farms are equally viable despite slight economies of scale.

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