21.   Two years later Lin actually began farming the land after obtaining Kern County permits to drill a water well and locate a trailer on the property.

22.   With his wife, Marie, Lester raised a son, Jerry, who today is the fourth generation in his family to farm the land.

23.   Woerner has three more years to farm the land, which he now leases.

24.   Ethiopian authorities have also promised the refugees farming land.

25.   Jaffar Hussein said he farmed land in Nariwal, which borders India.

26.   Neumeister had told Ida Knorr that he would no longer be farming their land after this season because of declining grain prices.

27.   Private ownership of land is rare in Ethiopia, but people who have farmed land for generations can usually use it unless the government claims it back.

28.   Taking advantage of the Homestead Act, many farmed the land, took title to it, and then sold it, Schloff said.

29.   The money is paid to farmers who agree not to sell their land to developers, and in return they can continue to farm their land.

30.   The loss is all the more bitter to the farmer, who throughout his life has farmed this land.