2009-05-192009-05-191977https://hdl.handle.net/10365/4433The topic is the pattern of prices paid by farmers for production items and services from 1970-76. Relative increases in the costs of three off-farm services provided to farmers are: interest, wages and taxes. The interest expense on real estate, wage rates on hired labor, taxes on real estate, other production costs and the cost-price squeeze are all addressed in this article.North Dakota State UniversityFarm managementArticle