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An inventory control model for fertilizer retailers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
Introduction and literature review: The demand for fertilizer is highly seasonal in nature with peak demand periods in the spring and again in the fall. In contrast, fertilizer is manufactured year-round in order to take ...
Farm investment analysis--hand-calculated comparative budgeting and computerized five-year transitional budgeting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
Tremendous capital investments required in today’s modern farming necessitate prudent planning of future investments. The object of this research was to provide a systematic means of analyzing profitability and cash flow ...
Farm investment analysis--hand-calculated comparative budgeting and computerized five-year transitional budgeting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
Tremendous capital investments required in today’s modern farming necessitate prudent planning of future investments. The object of this research was to provide a systematic means of analyzing profitability and cash flow ...
Analysis of factors influencing loan losses of production credit associations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
The Production Credit Associations' loan loss rates and amounts have increased in recent years. Lenders take a certain "calculated" risk in granting, extending additional credit or renewing a loan. Loan risks arise from ...
Investor capital, taxes and the structure of cattle feeding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
The study found that nonagricultural investors are providing a sizeable and increasing share of the risk capital that finances the nation's fed beef production. The entry of nonagricultural investors is occurring even ...
Exhaustible resources and technological change in the United States agriculture, 1940-1969
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
Technological progress has played an important role in American agriculture since the beginning of World War II. The rapid rate of growth of population and industrialization in the U.S. has to be met by a rapid rate of ...
The impact of the '76 Tax Reform Act on farmland valuation for federal estate tax purposes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1978)
"The 1976 Tax Reform Act was a major reform of many of the estate and gift tax provisions. Of particular importance to Agriculture was Code Section 2032A, 'Valuation of Certain Farm and Business Real Property.' Perhaps no ...
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 ...
Identification of the Missouri public's perception of natural resource problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1974)
"The question of how resources are allocated is basic to the type of economic system a country chooses. In our mixed economy we have chosen to rely on market allocation while substituting other approaches only in cases of ...
An analysis of the impact of the changes in the delivery procedure of the fresh shell egg futures contract
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1973)
The relatively recent changes in the delivery system of fresh shell egg futures contract from cold storage warehouse delivery to egg packing plant delivery have met with widespread criticisms in regard to their validity ...
A semi-annual econometric model of the United States feed grain-livestock economy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1979)
The forecasting performance of agricultural commodity models has been critically evaluated following the extreme agricultural commodity price fluctuations of the early and mid 1970’s. One approach to improving intermediate ...
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 ...
A decision model to evaluate cattle feeding alternatives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1970)
"Objective: The major objective of this study is to provide a computer model to be used in evaluating alternative cattle feeding programs. The model is consistent with the goal of maximizing profit over a specified period ...
Economic analysis of potato, corn, and wheat response to nitrogen and phosphorus application in the highlands of Ecuador
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1977)
"Objectives: 1. To predict a production function relating the effects of topdress nitrogen and phosphorus on potato yield. 2. Estimate the resulting yield of potatoes per hectare for specified nitrogen and phosphorus ...
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)
Labor turnover has been defined as a phenomenon which serves to reflect the degree of stagnation or instability in the labor market. Whenever the rate of labor turnover is high, vis-a-vis, no expansion, excess movement and ...
An economic analysis of the agricultural development potential for Southern Honduras
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
The study was conducted in the Valle and Choluteca Districts of Southern Honduras in 1974. The objectives of the study were (1) to identify input-output relationships for selected crops; (2) determine current and potential ...