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Study in efficiency of farm machinery in its relation to farm labor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
The data presented in the following pages is an attempt to establish standards of farm labor from observations of actual practices. It was collected from personal observations by the writer and Mr. L. E. DeVinna of Versailles, ...
The efficiency of the farm diary in accounting investigations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1914)
As stated in the subject, the purpose of this paper is to set forth the efficiency in accounting investigations of the Diary system of keeping Farm records. This system of keeping farm records is known as the farm diary. ...
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.
Methods of renting land in Missouri, with some common forms of lease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The rapid growth of tenancy in this country during the past few decades makes this subject one of the leading agricultural problems of the day. This growth is a natural one. When a country is new, land can be obtained very ...
An investigation of farm land credit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
The problem of rural credit in the United States is growing rapidly in importance. Within the last few years it has attracted the attention of farmers, financiers, legislators, and city dwellers. Several commissions have ...
Distribution of labor and its relation to farm management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
The following pages are devoted to a study of labor conditions on four Missouri farms, in an effort to determine if possible, just what those conditions are. The work was started in the spring of 1910, under the direction ...
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 ...
Investigations of rural conditions in Boone County, Missouri, as related to the county farm adviser
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
The agricultural development of the past five years has established in thirty-three states of the union outside of the southern states "County Agricultural Agents" or "Farm Advisers" whose duty it is to live in the county ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
An empirical study of advertised retail meat prices in a metropolitan area
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1975)
The major portion of all food items is ultimately sold through retail outlets, most of which are large supermarkets. Since market conduct in food retailing notably affects social welfare, it warrants empirical examination. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Expectation formulations and optimal decisions in cattle feedlot problems
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1972)
Economic agents are continually required or assumed to make decisions based upon variables which are unknown or perhaps known with some degree of uncertainty. In order to aid the decision maker in making intelligent ...