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Location pattern of the meat packing industry, 1950-1965
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1968)
. To determine the importance of different regions of the country in the production, slaughtering, and consumption of livestock and meat for the time period 1950 through 1965. D. To determine the applicability of the theoretical framework to the static analysis...
An investigation of the mid-Missouri regional planning commissioners perception and acceptance of regional planning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
Data were collected concerning the commissioners' background, attitudes toward local governments, predisposition toward change, and attitudes toward the Regional Planning Commission. This information was analyzed with the aid of a regression model...
Identification of the Missouri public's perception of natural resource problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
. In such cases, the general approach has been that of government provision of public goods and services. Theoretically, the avenue for initiating or controlling the quantity and quality of public goods and services has been through the political process...
Trade barriers to grain cooperatives in exporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1986)
with a minor difficulty. The minor problem existed with the regionals. As long as they operate independently, they remain inadequately diversified to operate in a large-scale exporting environment. The major problem was that grain cooperatives do not have...
Incentives for food crop production in Tanzania : with special reference to the Mbeya region
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1984)
The objectives of this study were to determine the potential impacts of a) increased output prices, b) reduction of input costs, and c) improved technology on increasing food production, specifically marketable surplus in the Mbeya region...
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, ...
Indexes of the influence of weather on corn yields in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1964)
yields in Missouri. The study was designed (1) to construct and evaluate Indexes of weather using existing techniques in a designated Central Missouri area, (2) to construct and evaluate indexes of weather in a designated area utilising the most recent...
Social indicators of efficiency and equity convergence in four distressed regions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
. Social indicators can thus be employed to judge national versus regional welfare tradeoffs as incremental changes are made. Furthermore, such indexes provide a mechanism which can continuously monitor the system— in effect, provide data for evaluation...
A study of types of farming in the U.S. by the farm management survey method
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1919)
The following study was made to get an insight into the conditions and farm practices of six different types of farming in the United States from the standpoint of farm management. Previous work along this line indicates ...
An economic analysis of the Brazilian value-added tax
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
The basic objectives of this study are to evaluate, in the light of the value-added tax theory and nature, the Brazilian experience with this form of taxation. Conceptually, under the value-added tax (VAT), only the net ...
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 ...
Alternate methods of coordination for agricultural producers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1971)
"Every economic system must perform three basic functions; it must decide: (1) what goods and services will be produced; (2) how they are to be produced, that is, by whom, and with what resources and in what technological ...
An analysis of the agricultural base and potential in State Economic Area 2b in northeast Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1965)
of the entire nation. The result of these new forces can be observed in changed patterns of land use, types of farming, and farm size. These new elements have significant implications for the northeast Missouri region. The purposes of this study were to (1...
Economic analysis of winter vegetable markets in Tunisia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1985)
the quantity, quality, and kind of production as well as the distribution of the product in form, space and time. The overall objective of this study is to develop market information essential for guiding public and individual production and marketing decision...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
in the late 1960's by merger of individual feedlots, offer equity investments of publicly-registered limited partnerships. This investment allows direct pass through of profits and losses to the investor's income tax account. In addition, cash accounting...
A managerial-economics analysis of selected Midwestern Class I motor common carriers of refrigerated commodities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1966)
carriers did not plan to expand beyond present levels of output. The activities of non-specialised companies were organized by terminals and functional departments. The carriers have not always followed the desirable procedure of centralized refrigerated...
An economic analysis of potential water resource development for agriculture in the Blackwater-Lamine River Basin, Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
by the public....
Scale and utilization economics in feeding cattle under three feeding systems : a feasibility study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1967)
of cattle on feed January 1 in the 26 principal cattle feeding states increased 115 percent. A shift in location from the west north-central states to the southern plains and the western United States. From 1946 to 1965 the west north-central states' share...
The economics of land disposal of municipal effluent
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
"Objectives of the study: The study attempts to analyze the possibilities of utilizing wastewater for agricultural production, particularly involving the use of irrigation. Various economic questions concerning the economics ...
Decision making process of African farmers : a theoretical approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
"The objectives and limitations: The objective of this dissertation is to derive an economic decision rule from the given set of underlying concepts of social organization of African societies. The small cultivator is used ...