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Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
of cattle feeding are a relatively minor part of the total capital invested in agriculture. However, new forms of cattle feeding financing makes the investment increasingly attractive to nonagricultural investors. Large size cattle feeding firms, formed...
A study of types of farming in the U.S. by the farm management survey method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
of Agricultural science. This study was made from the 1910 Census. The object sought in this investigation in farm management is to secure the elementary facts which must be utilized in organizing and conducting the business of the farm in such a way as to give...
Irrigation practices and costs in southeastern Missouri - 1959
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1961)
Field crop irrigation is a relatively new production technique in Missouri. Prior to this investigation, only United information was available concerning costs and returns. The research reported here was assigned to determine (1) the costs...
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 ...
Analysis of factors influencing loan losses of production credit associations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
reflecting the production and market factors and associated risks, outside business interests that interacted with the kind of enterprise to produce a differential effect on loan losses, and finally, the interaction between education and farming experience...
An empirical study of advertised retail meat prices in a metropolitan area
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
. Weekly data for the advertised meat prices from different firms were obtained for a total of thirteen (1960-72) years by consulting the appropriate newspaper files in the Missouri Historical Society Library. The primary objectives of this study were...
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 ...
Location pattern of the meat packing industry, 1950-1965
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1968)
"Objectives of the Study: The objective of this study was to make a case study of locational influences in meat packing in recent years, and thereby both to learn something about the location economics of that industry and ...
An analysis of the financial structure of local farm supply cooperatives in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
structure cannot be made. In 1945, a study was conducted by Herman M. Haag at the University of Missouri which examined the financial results of business operations of 110 local cooperative associations from 1939 to 1942. Specifically, this study described...