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Indexes of the influence of weather on corn yields in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1964)
weather-technology interaction. Some evidence was presented to support the belief that average experimental plot yields vary sore than mean yields for larger producing areas. Using actual yield deviations from the trend in plot data, as Stallings suggested...
Energy use in meat processing in the Midwest
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
that the American economy is heavily dependent on the two fossil energy sources (natural gas and petroleum) which are in danger of depletion. Almost three-quarters of U.S. energy consumption is based on less than 10 percent of its known energy reserves. The food...
Estimation of demand parameters : an empirical analysis of consumer behavior in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
models for forecasting future markets, planning merchandising and advertising, and devising promotional programs can be improved with demand analysis. Traditionally, most of the estimates of demand parameters in empirical analysis were based on single...
The economics of land disposal of municipal effluent
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
experience with the use of municipal effluent for agricultural purposes through the use of examples; and 4. to economically analyze two comparable systems of advanced wastewater treatment--namely, in-plant carbon absorption advanced treatment versus the land-based...
An analysis of the impact of the changes in the delivery procedure of the fresh shell egg futures contract
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
was attributable to the bias towards the long traders yielded by the inplant delivery provision. No evidence was found that the prediction ability of futures prices was affected by the changes in the delivery procedure. No distant futures prices were generally a...
An empirical study of advertised retail meat prices in a metropolitan area
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
in per capita supply of meat. It was found that each store had a tendency to follow the advertising pattern practiced by it during the immediate past, whereas over the long run they tend to reshuffle the mix of items going into their ads. Furthermore...
Risk reduction in financing large swine confinement systems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
"The objectives of this study are: (1) To compare selected loan lengths and the resulting impact on a swine confinement system. (2) To observe the effects of different leverage ratios on a swine confinement system. (3) To ...
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.
Financial conditions facilitating growth in local farmer cooperatives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1976)
"The main objective of this study is to identify and describe the financial conditions which support growth in local farmer cooperatives in the Plains States and the Midwestern States. Achieving the following sub-objectives ...
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)
regions are subject to high rates of "job switching." In most of the panel firms the rate of labor turnover was highly variable and reached extreme periodic highs and lows. Estimates made on monthly, quarterly and yearly bases were all high relative...
An economic analysis of the Brazilian value-added tax
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
enterprise in the production distribution process is subject to taxation. The tax liability is separately identified as the product and goes to the final marketing stage through the use of a system of "tax credits." Although the adoption in practical terms...
Economic analysis of potato, corn, and wheat response to nitrogen and phosphorus application in the highlands of Ecuador
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
(nitrogen and phosphorus) for specific potato price relationships. 7. Estimate the production function and the optimun combination of nutrients for current price relationships for corn and wheat."--Page 12....
Social indicators of efficiency and equity convergence in four distressed regions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
indicators can be used to monitor and guide practical policy actions....
The distribution of farm labor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
It is important that a farmer know the labor requirements in the productions of the various crops and in the production of the various classes of livestock, and that he know what influence a combination of crops and stock ...
An economic analysis of potential water resource development for agriculture in the Blackwater-Lamine River Basin, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
and land use shifts will be the most important factors in expanding future output of agricultural products because these factors apply to the entire land base. The adoption of more efficient technology alone could increase agricultural output by 23 percent...
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 ...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
practices of agriculture allow use of prepaid cattle feeding expenses to shift income from the current year and thereby defer income taxes. Noncommercial feedlots (under 1,000 head size) continue their heavy decline in most states. Feedlots of over 8...
An analysis of the agricultural base and potential in State Economic Area 2b in northeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)
different products. The final part of the analysis involved an effort to establish an optimum farm size, and to project the number and type of farms that could exist in the area based on land capabilities and cost economies at a theoretical optimal level...
Potential of India as a net exporter of cotton and cotton textile goods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)
at a faster rate on a larger base year yield in most countries than in India due to greater adoption of improved technology. India had the largest cotton acreage but lowest yield among the main producers. The second objective was to analyze cotton...
Identification of the Missouri public's perception of natural resource problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
generally determine the quantity and quality of public goods and services to be supplied. This determination is based on an array of factors including agencies’ budgets and Executive or Legislative Branch preferences. The public’s preferences can be conveyed...