51.   For a small dairy farmer like Tom Ellis, every drop of lost milk is equal to lost money.

52.   For better or for worse, the day of the small farmer is plowing to an end.

53.   For many years, farm subsidies intended to keep the small farmer working the land, were pouring into the coffers of the biggest farms.

54.   For that reason, the South Dakota measure is unlikely to help small farmers survive.

55.   Former president Carter, whose nonprofit foundation helps small farmers in Africa, was especially pleased at the Round Up-resistant soy and cotton.

56.   France leads the fight to maintain the European agricultural subsidies that enable small farmers to keep the countryside looking lush and quaint instead of scruffy and abandoned.

57.   Gilmer said small farmers have been hit hardest since the NAFTA agreement was put into law.

58.   Gore spokesman Doug Hattaway said the Republican bill would help the wealthiest Americans first, giving relief to small farmers only after eight years.

59.   Hefta has seen small farmers fall by the wayside.

60.   He said the reservations concern possible damage to small family farmers.