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An investigation of the mid-Missouri regional planning commissioners perception and acceptance of regional planning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
toward the RPC. (4) Two distinctive groups of commissioners emerged. Those commissioners who were locally oriented, having little communications or contract with the people outside their immediate locality, viewed the RPC as primarily a planning agency...
Work stock management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
The object of this investigation is to arrive at some conclusion or determine, if possible, the most satisfactory means or methods of management of the work stock or work animals on the farms in actual operation.
Federal crop insurance -- a case study in Audrain County, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
"Net farm income varies greatly from year to year and uncertainty of income is a characteristic of the farm business. Although the total production of agricultural products indicates a trend toward stability, there is ...
Scale and utilization economics in feeding cattle under three feeding systems : a feasibility study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1967)
"Since the end of World War II the cattle feeding industry in the United States has been characterized by three major, and to a certain degree, related developments: 1. A marked expansion in numbers. In the two decades ...
A managerial-economics analysis of selected Midwestern Class I motor common carriers of refrigerated commodities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1966)
At least 60 per cent of the food consumed in this country requires temperature control in the distribution process. Although regulated motor carriers transport important quantities of perishable products, the organisational ...
Job turnover among displaced agricultural workers within the Mississippi Delta area of Eastern Arkansas : extent, costs, and criteria of cause
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
which tend to enhance or have a directional relationship with job turnover and cost? (4) What is the nature and extent of the relationship between labor turnover and specified variables? Data utilized in the study came from a number of sources including...
Irrigation practices and costs in southeastern Missouri - 1959
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1961)
acre. It was highest for trailer boom types outlays of $13,200 per farm and lowest for ditch and furrow types at $4,100. The cost per acre of land irrigated varied widely with the type of equitant used and the number of acres to which water was applied...
Trade barriers to grain cooperatives in exporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
The objective of this study was to determine if there were any barriers to grain cooperatives in exporting. Barriers are obstacles associated with the structure of the market. Data compiled to determine if any barriers ...
An essay on the idea and logic of agricultural economics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
and principles consist of (1) the aim of science; (2) the criterion of scientific knowledge in terms of the principle of falsifiability; (3) the criteria of selecting better scientific theories; (4) the method of trial and error elimination based upon critical...
An analysis of record systems for farm management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1968)
be one which produces meaningful information, so that operations may be compared on a valid basis. 3. The system must present a true picture of operating results. 4. The system must be economically feasible for planning activities. In addition...
Adoption of nutrient management practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Off-farm income has recently been incorporated into the analysis of technology adoption, due to its increasing share in total farm household income in the U.S. Previous studies, however, found inconsistent results with ...
Uncertainty and the microfoundations of supply response : some theoretical considerations and an empirical application in the U.S. corn market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1987)
This study has examined how a micro-level decision model which incorporates uncertainty can be reconciled with observed market behavior. Conditions under which a firm-market correspondence exists in a deterministic environment ...