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Publication List Economics Department: 1984 - 1986, Department Of Economics Jan 1987

Publication List Economics Department: 1984 - 1986, Department Of Economics

Economics Pamphlet Series (1985-2016)

The publications listed herein were prepared during 1984 - 1986 by the faculty and graduate students in the Economics Department at South Dakota State University in the course of their research, extension, and teaching duties. The publications are arranged by the basic areas of concentration in the department: agricultural marketing, farm and ranch management, energy and water resource development, and rural development and public affairs.

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Cross- Sectional Modeling Of Agricultural Land Markets- What Can It Tell Us? - South Dakota Case Study Results., Larry Janssen Jan 1987

Cross- Sectional Modeling Of Agricultural Land Markets- What Can It Tell Us? - South Dakota Case Study Results., Larry Janssen

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Economists have long been interested in determinants of farmland prices. This interest has been heightened by large and contrasting changes in farmland market prices in the 1970's and 1980's. U.S. nominal farmland prices trended steadily upward from 1940-1972, soared upward 1972-1981 and have been declining since then. Percentage declines have been most severe in the Cornbelt and Northern Plains states (USDA, 1985). Two major econometric approaches (time series and cross-sectional models) have been and continue to be used by economists to analyze farmland price determining factors.

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Enterprise Budgets And Other Basic Data-Sets Electrical Rate Structure-Irrigation Study, Donald Taylor, Todd A. Lone, Ardelle A. Lundeen Oct 1986

Enterprise Budgets And Other Basic Data-Sets Electrical Rate Structure-Irrigation Study, Donald Taylor, Todd A. Lone, Ardelle A. Lundeen

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

This is the first in a series of five Economics Department reports on a research project. "The Economic Impact of Alternative Electric Rate Structures on Ener~y and Water Use". sponsored by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Supplemental funding for the research was provided by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). Golden. Colorado. The purpose of this report is to present the irrigated and dryland crop and livestock budgets and other basic-data sets developed for use in the study. The sources of underlying information and procedures for developing the various data sets are indicated. Emphasis is placed on describing what …

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Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model Electric Rate Structure-Irrigation Study: Clay-Union, Union, Cherry-Todd, And Cam-Wal Recs, Donald Taylor, Todd A. Lone, Ardelle A. Lundeen Oct 1986

Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model Electric Rate Structure-Irrigation Study: Clay-Union, Union, Cherry-Todd, And Cam-Wal Recs, Donald Taylor, Todd A. Lone, Ardelle A. Lundeen

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

This is the second in a series of five Economics Department reports on a research project. "The Economic Impact of Alternative Electric Rate Structures on Energy and Water Use". sponsored by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. Supplemental funding for the research was provided by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). Golden. Colorado. The purpose of this report is to acquaint the reader with the overall model used in the study and the specific way that the electric rate structures were modeled. This model builds on. b~t goes beyond. the one developed and used by Robert A. Young and. associates …

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Risk Management And Marketing, Gene Murra Feb 1986

Risk Management And Marketing, Gene Murra

South Dakota Beef Report, 1986

Some risk can be transferred to someone else, some may have to be retained by the producer. Price risk is one type of risk which can be shifted to someone else. The cash market method of pricing keeps the risk in the hands of the producer. Often, that means that risk is not managed, just accepted as part of doing business. The forward pricing techniques--cash forward pricing, futures market and options--offer some opportunity to manage price risk by shifting some of that risk to someone else. Merely shifting price risk to someone else doesn't necessarily mean either more profits or …

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Cash Settlement For Feeder Cows, Gene Murra Feb 1986

Cash Settlement For Feeder Cows, Gene Murra

South Dakota Beef Report, 1986

The change in the feeder cattle futures contract from physical delivery t o cash settlement should not affect a producer's net price for his feeder cattle. For those producers who hedge or use the cash forward contract. the main impact is in the basis. Now, a smaller basis (by about $3) should be used compared to what the producer used prior to cash settlement. Under the old delivery procedure. once a producer used the futures market as a hedge (sold a futures contract), there were two alternatives--either buy back the contract or delivery. If the contract was not "bot" back …

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Profitability Of Feeding Cull Cows, Richard Shane, Wayne Ellington Feb 1986

Profitability Of Feeding Cull Cows, Richard Shane, Wayne Ellington

South Dakota Beef Report, 1986

The seasonal price pattern exhibited in the South Dakota cull cow market is one of low prices in the fall when most culling is done with increasing prices well into the following year. This pattern supports the assertion that cattle producers may improve profitability of their operations by feeding cull cows for several months rather than selling immediately at culling time. A dynamic programming model was used to determine the optimal strategy for marketing cull cows in South Dakota. The model systematically evaluated the sell now versus the hold and maintain or feed for gain strategies of the producer. Results …

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Agriculture Policy Decisions: A Perspective From South Dakota Farmers And Ranchers, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman Aug 1985

Agriculture Policy Decisions: A Perspective From South Dakota Farmers And Ranchers, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Federal government policies greatly affect farmers and ranchers. Most South Dakota farmers and ranchers favor changes in the process used to make farm policy decisions but are split on the desirable future direction of farm commodity programs. A majority of producers favor existing or modified loan rate, target price, and farmer owned grain reserve program but are sharply divided on payment-in-kind (PIK) programs. Most producers favor the market growth provided by world trade but are not willing to give up minimum trade barriers, these barriers provide some cushion from the instability caused by international trade system. In addition, farmers are …

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Agriculture Policy Decisions: A 1984 Persepctive From South Dakota Farmers And Ranchers, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman Aug 1985

Agriculture Policy Decisions: A 1984 Persepctive From South Dakota Farmers And Ranchers, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Federal government policies greatly affect farmers and ranchers. Most South Dakota farmers and ranchers favor changes in the process used to make farm policy decisions but are split on the desirable future direction of farm commodity programs. A majority of producers favor existing or modified loan rate, target price, and farmer owned grain reserve program but are sharply divided on payment-in-kind (PIK) programs. Most producers favor the market growth provided by world trade but are not willing to give up minimum trade barriers, these barriers provide some cushion from the instability caused by international trade system. In addition, farmers are …

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Publication List Economics Department: January 1980 - May 1985, Department Of Economics Jan 1985

Publication List Economics Department: January 1980 - May 1985, Department Of Economics

Economics Pamphlet Series (1985-2016)

The publications listed herein were prepared during January 1980 - May 1985 by the faculty and graduate students in the Economics Department at South Dakota State University in the course of their research, extension, and teaching duties. The publications are arranged by the basic areas of concentration in the department: agricultural marketing, farm and ranch management, energy and water resource development, and rural development and public affairs.

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Structure Of Employment In South Dakota's Manufacturing And Processing Sector, Thomas Dobbs, Sui Shan Au Yeung, Robert M. Dimit Sep 1984

Structure Of Employment In South Dakota's Manufacturing And Processing Sector, Thomas Dobbs, Sui Shan Au Yeung, Robert M. Dimit

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

The descriptive research reported in this publication was part of a larger study carried out in South Dakota State University's Economics Department from 1978 through 1982 on rural industrial development in South Dakota. Factors influencing rural industrial development at the local level were reported in Goeken and Goeken and Dobbs. A Master of Science Research Paper in Sociology by Au Yeung drew and reported on some of the data contained in the present publication. The Sociology Research Paper also contained an examination of the effects of industrial development on local population changes in South Dakota.

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Public Officials' And New Members' Perceptions Of Impacts Of Selected Rural Water Systems, Ardelle Lundeen May 1984

Public Officials' And New Members' Perceptions Of Impacts Of Selected Rural Water Systems, Ardelle Lundeen

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Research was conducted by the Economics Department at SDSU in conjunction with the Water Resources Institute and the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development to determine perceptions of the extent of the impacts of rural water systems in selected regions of the state. Aspects of the re search were embodied in two studies. As part of a case study of the Brookings- Deuel Rural Water System (BDRWS), a random sample of area residents and public officials was personally interviewed. In another research project involving the Lincoln County Rural Water System (LCRWS) and the Randall Community Water District (RCWD), public …

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Alternative Crops For Ethanol Fuel Production: Agronomic, Processing, And Economic Considerations, Thomas Dobbs, Duane Auch, Randy Hoffman, William R. Gibbons Apr 1984

Alternative Crops For Ethanol Fuel Production: Agronomic, Processing, And Economic Considerations, Thomas Dobbs, Duane Auch, Randy Hoffman, William R. Gibbons

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

This report is a result of the fuel alcohol research team's broadened focus during 1983. A comprehensive literature review was carried out to explore alternative starch and sugar crop alternatives for ethanol fuel production. Although the literature search was quite inclusive with respect to geographic regions, special emphasis was given to the agronomic and economic potential of various fuel alcohol crops in the Northern Plains region of the U.S., of which South Dakota is a part, and in LDCs of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our intent was to thereby determine possible energy crops deserving of more fuel alcohol research …

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Changing Swine Production And Market Movement Patterns In South Dakota, Late 1950'S To 1980, Larry Janssen Dec 1983

Changing Swine Production And Market Movement Patterns In South Dakota, Late 1950'S To 1980, Larry Janssen

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Several major changes in production and marketing patterns of South Dakota swine producers from the late 1950's to 1980 are examined in this report.

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Swine Marketing In South Dakota: Results Of A Producer Survey, Larry Janssen, Kevin K. Weischedel Oct 1983

Swine Marketing In South Dakota: Results Of A Producer Survey, Larry Janssen, Kevin K. Weischedel

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

South Dakota is one of the top 10 hog production states with about 3 m111ion hogs and pigs marketed and 3.2 million hogs slaughtered in the state each year. This totals 3-4 percent of the nation's hog supply. With ample supplies of available land, labor, and feed grain there is considerable potential for further growth of the South Dakota pork industry if the expansion can be based on profitable production and marketing prospects for producers. In 1980, a pork marketing study was initiated by SDSU to obtain current infonnation on: 1) Organization of hog production and marketing in South Dakota, …

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The 1970'S: A Decade Of Growth In South Dakota Irrigation, Donald Taylor Sep 1983

The 1970'S: A Decade Of Growth In South Dakota Irrigation, Donald Taylor

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

South Dakota ranks twentieth in the nation in its irrigated acreage. Depending on how "irrigation" is defined, South Dakota has between 450,000 and 500,000 acres of irriqated land. About 375,000 acres has been developed under State-issued permits by private individuals and groups. An additional 66,450 acres comprise the Belle Fourche and Angostura Federal Irrigation Projects, although in any one year not all of this land is necessarily irrigated. About 52,300 acres of "dry draw, spreader" irrigation involves the intermittent backing up of water behind dams in small creeks for occasional irrigations by farmers and ranchers in the West River Region. …

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The Changing Structure Of South Dakota Agriculture, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman Jan 1983

The Changing Structure Of South Dakota Agriculture, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

The purpose of this report is to present and analyze recent structural trends in South Dakota Agriculture and to outline major implications of these trends. In the report, major forces underlying the recent structural trends in South Dakota agriculture are briefly discussed. Recent South Dakota trends are then presented and analyzed in the following order: (1) Declining farm numbers (2) Increasing farm size in acres (3) Increasing sales volume and concentration (4) Land tenure and ownership trends (5) Farm corporations in perspective (6) Greater specialization and concentration of livestock enterprises (7) Greater reliance on debt capital and other changes in …

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The Economics Of Irrigated Crop Production In Eastern South Dakota, Donald Taylor, Richard C. Shane Aug 1982

The Economics Of Irrigated Crop Production In Eastern South Dakota, Donald Taylor, Richard C. Shane

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

The economics of dryland versus irrigated crop production in two of South Dakota's ·fast-irrigation-growth counties -- Brookings and Turner are examined in this paper. Special attention is given to the economic impacts on the farm economy of rising energy prices and high interest rates. The analysis is in terms of conditions experienced during the 1981 crop year and projected conditions through 1990.

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Crop Budgets For Irrigated Agriculture In Central-East Central South Dakota - 1982, Richard Shane May 1982

Crop Budgets For Irrigated Agriculture In Central-East Central South Dakota - 1982, Richard Shane

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Irrigation development in all of South Dakota has received much attention in the past years. Today several major water development projects are being considered. These projects include both surface and groundwater resources. That some development, whether public or private, will take place seems to be a foregone conclusion. In order for individual crop producers to decide whether to adopt irrigation technology or not requires an evaluation of profit potential with and without irrigation on their land resource. Most potential irrigators have personal records from which to derive dryland enterprise budgets to use in profit projections. Dryland producers with no irrigation …

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Irrigation Development: It's Potential Impact On South Dakota's Economy, Richard Shane, Ralph J. Brown Jan 1982

Irrigation Development: It's Potential Impact On South Dakota's Economy, Richard Shane, Ralph J. Brown

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Irrigation development has been and will continue to be a key issue facing the people of the state of South Dakota. As irrigated acreage increases, benefits accrue throughout the State. The irrigator's income earning potential is expanded and income variability is reduced as drought impacts on yields are ameliorated. In addition, a more stable, larger quantity of feed can be produced for livestock production. This may allm-1 for expansion in the livestock industry or less importation of feedstuffs into an area. The nonfarm economy may also benefit from irrigation development. Since irrigation requires the purchase of more inputs such as …

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Wentworth Cooperative Terminal, Inc. Feasibility Analysis, Charles Lamberton May 1981

Wentworth Cooperative Terminal, Inc. Feasibility Analysis, Charles Lamberton

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Four local cooperatives have agreed to purchase the elevator at Wentworth, South Dakota, and form a federated cooperative at Wentworth. The Wentworth facility consists of two separate elevators. The main elevator is located on the former Milwaukee Road branchline from Sioux Falls Junction to Madison. The elevator and two annexes have a capacity of approximately 120,000 bushels. A warehouse and frame quonset add approximately 150,000 bushels of storage capacity. A separate office building and truck scale are at the site. The west elevator is a smaller facility with about 53,000 bushels of storage capacity. It is located threeblockswest of the …

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Dimensions And Characteristics Of The Retail Market For The City Of Brookings, South Dakota, A. Vollmers, Rodney L. Linafelter, Dean Tucker Aug 1980

Dimensions And Characteristics Of The Retail Market For The City Of Brookings, South Dakota, A. Vollmers, Rodney L. Linafelter, Dean Tucker

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

This study was designed to examine the 1978 retailing environment in the City of Brookings, South Dakota. A survey of over 1,000 consuming households within the Brookings area was conducted in 1978 in establishing a data base from which this analysis proceeded. The basic purpose of this consumer survey study was to help establish the extent and trends in the Brookings retail and service market. It is the purpose of this report to provide the merchants of Brookings with infonnation which will assist them in improving their operations and to help the~ to be better able to serve and meet …

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Implementation Of A Microprocessor Based Accounting System For Agricultural Uses, Herbert Allen, Duane Sander, James Beals Aug 1980

Implementation Of A Microprocessor Based Accounting System For Agricultural Uses, Herbert Allen, Duane Sander, James Beals

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

This study has demonstrated the feasibility of using microcomputers on the farm or in the home to solve problems involving manipulation of large quantities of data or detailed mathematical procedures. A microcomputer with at least 32,000 words of memory and magnetic disk storage is recommended for efficient data processing. This capacity is required for programs of the type presented in this publication. A printer with at least an 80 character line is an essential feature. It is frequently necessary to have hard copy printouts of financial statements or cash flows in order to document the farm financial position. Programs may …

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1979 Financial Analysis South Dakota Farm Panel Records Program, Herbert R. Allen Jun 1980

1979 Financial Analysis South Dakota Farm Panel Records Program, Herbert R. Allen

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

The data in this report have been obtained from a selected number of farms located in Central South Dakota. It is a summary of data gained in a limited participation program for the development of a computerized farm financial information system. For this reason, the data in this report cannot be interpreted as representative of all farms or areas in South Dakota. However, it can serve as a guide to those persons with farm operations similar to the ones included in this report. Data is presented in this report on the average for all participating farms in one geographic location. …

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Public Provision Of Transportation Equipment: Some Long Term Economic Impacts, A. Vollmers May 1980

Public Provision Of Transportation Equipment: Some Long Term Economic Impacts, A. Vollmers

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Periodic shortages of rail equipment have freqnetly imposed marketing problems and costs upon the grain industry. For exumple, one study estimated the total cost due to the lack of transportation equipment was $2.36 million dollars for Iowa elevators in 1969. In spite of efforts to resolve the equipment problem through the private sector, these costs have persisted and led to attempts to seek relief through government intervention. During the 1980 legislative session, the South Dakota Governor suggested a new approach; the purchase of rail cars by the State to supplement railroad and elevator fleets. South Dakota is not alone in …

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Economics Outlook For The 1980s In South Dakota : Highlights Of Papers Presented At Eighteenth Agri-Business Day, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University Mar 1980

Economics Outlook For The 1980s In South Dakota : Highlights Of Papers Presented At Eighteenth Agri-Business Day, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

Contents: Basis for Economic Survival and Growth Improving Farm Business Management Skills Training in Enterprise Selection and Planning Management Alternatives for Low-Resource Farmers Presentation of Honored Agri-Business Person of 1980 Comments by Honored Agri-Business Person of 1980 Agriculture Outlook for 1980 Livestock Marketing in the 1980's-AN OVERVIEW Small Town Viability and High Energy Prices South Dakota as Viewed by the Traveling Public Some Political Economics of Public Revenue System in South Dakota: A Look Into the 1980's. Wrap-up

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A Computerized Planning Model For Small Farms In Southeastern South Dakota, Rodney Gene De Smet Jan 1980

A Computerized Planning Model For Small Farms In Southeastern South Dakota, Rodney Gene De Smet

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Structural changes in agriculture resulting in fewer and larger farms carries strong implications for smaller farms. Included in the small farm group are small, low-resource, and part-time farmers, some of which are unable to generate an adequate income due to limited resources. This research study has developed a managerial tool for assisting low-resource farmers in developing optimal farm plans. The planning model is an interaction of familiar components (budgets) with a complex mathematical model (linear progra111T1ing) to provide an efficient analytical tool for use by farmers to aid in their managerial process. This study has placed emphasis upon the development …

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Costs Per Hour And Per Acre For Machine Operations, Herbert R. Allen Oct 1979

Costs Per Hour And Per Acre For Machine Operations, Herbert R. Allen

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

Machine costs are affected by many variables. Size, age, purchase price, maintenance, fuel type, and hours of use each year are just a few of the many factors involved. They may be different in each individual farm situation. List prices employed in arriving at costs are based upon 1979 price levels. These prices may vary because of geographic location as well as special options available on most machines. However, prices used in this publication are believed by the author to be representative of investment requirements for the machines that are listed.

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Agricultural Trade And The South Dakota Transportation Situation : Highlights Of Papers Presented At Seventeenth Agri-Business Day, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University Mar 1979

Agricultural Trade And The South Dakota Transportation Situation : Highlights Of Papers Presented At Seventeenth Agri-Business Day, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

Contents: Effects on South Dakota of Agricultural Trade Negotiations The Potential for Commercial Grain Exports to Africa Implications of U.S. Food Assistance for Agricultural Development in South Asia Presentation of Honored Agri-Business Person of 1979 Business Person of 1979 Projecting Our Grain Transportation Demands South Dakota Highways: Conditions and Alternatives The Future of the South Dakota Transportation System

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Ramifications Of Land Values, Farm Prices And Transportation : Highlights Of Papers Presented At The Sixteenth Agri-Business Day, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University Mar 1979

Ramifications Of Land Values, Farm Prices And Transportation : Highlights Of Papers Presented At The Sixteenth Agri-Business Day, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

Contents: Causes and Consequences of Changing Land Values Land Use Issues in South Dakota Presentation of Honored Agri-Business Person of 1978 Comments by Honored Agri-Business Person of 1978 1978 U.S. Grain Price and Foreign Trade Outlook Implications of Recent Developments on Livestock Outlook Railroads in South Dakota

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