Land Possession and Land Cultivation in Northern Hesse

Topics: Judgement on the current development for the agricultural population; changes in one´s company; influence on choice of occupation of the children and influences on one´s own choice of occupation; reasons for choice of occupation as farmer; assessment of occupation prospects; family members helping; hourly wage for workers; detailed recording of mechanization of the company as well as its change from 1958 to 1966; sources of income and planned investments; judgement on prices and market situation for agricultural land; personal interest in purchase and judgement on development of the land market; length of family possession; training and origins of wife.

With non-agricultural side jobs: type of activity; place of work; working hours. Without side job: interest in side job. Demography: school education; occupation; employment; professional career; household income; size of household; composition of household.