### p75 middle-aged farmers are more prosperous > Farmers with storehouses regularly produce harvests and are generally economically advantaged. Large harvestss result from either putting more land under cultivation, farming locations with good soils that receive abundant rainfall, or intensifying agricultural production. Under these conditions, storehouses and permanent facilities are needed to handle and preserve surplus. Conversely, less fortunate farmers may not invest in storehouses because of low production levels. Because of limited economic resources, the inability to invest additional labor inputs beyond their own, and restricted access to prime agricultural land, poor farmers—who are often young—are unable to generate high production outputs. > > Puuc land tenure systems favor those individuals who have lived in the community for the longest time or those who are most closely related to local ejido leaders. The ejido system is a federal institution responsible for land redistribution that was implemented by the Mexican government after the Revolution of 1910. Local ejido leadership positions change yearly but are often confined within certain families. Newcomers are frequently young families with few kinship ties within the community, which results in their receiving marginal cultivation areas. Due to the politics of ejido membership, the most established residents generally have access to the most desirable land. > > As a result of local tenure rules, old farmers generally have access to large tracts of fertile land, but because of their age, they are unable to maintain high productive levels. In the absence of large maize harvests, their maize stores are expended and facilities dismantled before the next agricultural cycle can be completed. Because of the age and economic constraints that result in small maize harvests, young and old farmers are either unable or unwilling to construct permanent storehouses. > > Middle-aged farmers are well established community members and frequently produce the most maize. Due to their social position, these farmers have access to large tracts of high quality land and are often economically advantaged. Larger agricultural outputs are possi ble because middle-aged farmers generally have the resources to in vests, farmers can amass more surplus that can be preserved and pluses, storehouses and permanent storage facilities are necessary - [[Domestic Storage Behavior in Mesoamerica#p75 middle-aged farmers are more prosperous|View in Vault]]