During the past few years, attention has begun to be focused on the plight of the small-farm operator. Even with this increased attention a general concensus has not been reached as to the definition of a small farm. My program assistant likes to define a small farmer as one who stands less than 5'311 in height and weighs less than 120 pounds. Although this provides a very definite criteria for defining a small farmer it gives us very little insight into the economic situation and the problems faced by the small-farm population. Neither the physical size of the operator nor the physical size of the farm operation is very helpful in defining the economic problem faced by small-farm operators. The 1969 Census of Agricultural (1) reports that there are approximately 180,000 farms that contain more than 140 acres yet have gross sales of less than $2,500.