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A feedlot beef cattle production function study with an economic analysis of corn-silage rations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
cattle can be based. Agricultural economists have suggested the need for a better factual understanding and knowledge of the supply response of individual agricultural commodities. Bishop and Toussaint suggest that a major reason for studying individual...
Federal crop insurance -- a case study in Audrain County, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
of the United States. While reasonable growth has developed in recent years and early losses have been recovered, participation in many areas has not been sufficiently heavy to make the program effective. This type of situation is present in Missouri agriculture...
Indexes of the influence of weather on corn yields in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1964)
in these measurements of economic phenomena. In agriculture, much of the data does include significant random effects. Weather is one of the primary causes of random variation in agricultural production and has a significant effect on yield data. In fact, this random...
Pricing arrangements for one grade of milk
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)
"The dairy industry has experienced an accelerated rate of change in recent years. These changes have been widespread, affecting the entire industry rather than isolated segments such as production, marketing, or consumption. ...
Structure and organization comparisons of U.S. large volume swine producers : a national survey
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
A national sample of hog operations marketing 1,000 head or more a year was taken in 1981. A mail questionnaire gathered the necessary information. A second survey grouped operations into three groups: feeder pig producers, ...
An analysis of livestock marketing patterns in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1960)
"Missouri is fortunate in its strategic location near the heart of the grain belt east of the Great plains cattle producing areas and on the western fringe of concentrated centers of population. A combination of favorable factors have contributed...
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...
An economic analysis of the agricultural development potential for Southern Honduras
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
for various resources r which would provide guidance for making investment decisions; and (3) to derive policy recommendations for the purpose of agricultural development in Southern Honduras. A survey of 449 randomly selected sample farms, including 686...
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...