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Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue: 2 A Message from the Vice Chancellor

3 Research Returns Tip the Scales

5 Herbicides-Broadcast or Band?

7 Ag Students: The Changing Profile

8 Infant Diets Studied with Mothers' Help

10 Machinery Trading and Taxes

12 Trees for Profit

14 "Dairy Store" Serves Students, Staff and Stomachs

16 Irradiation Holds Potential for Nebraska 1

8 Back to the Farm

20 Fire at Pine Ridge

23 Farmers Keep Tabs on Energy

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this Issue:

2 From the Vice Chancellor

3 Eye in the Sky

5 Bicentennial Tapestry Spins Yarns of Nebraska

6 New Strategy May Ease Beef Risks

8 Soil Samples: How Many Do You Need?

11 New Course Emphasized Total Resource Concept

12 Cod worms in Fish Fillets: Should Consumers Be Concerned?

15 Changing Faces of Students Results in Ag Orientation Course

16 To Drip or Not to Drip

19 Land Use: A public or Private Matter?

21 Diagnostic Network Helps Stockmen In Nebraska

23 Weaned Pigs- Simple Diet May Be Adequate

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

3 Does Ag Research Pay?

4 Warm Season, Ornamental Turfgrasses for Nebraska

7 New Protein Sources Evaluated

8 Computer Can Analyze Your Diet

10 Photographing Rural Nebraska

13 Irrigation-From Army Ordnance to Ag Research

15 Credit Use Among Nebraska Farmers

17 Toxic Weeds Can Cause Disease in Cattle

18 Is Solar Heating Feasible for Livestock Housing?

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

2 Scientists Trace Ancient Nitrogen in Deep Nebraska Soils

4 Backyard Farmer

5 Children's Imaginary Playmates

7 New Landscape Design Courses

9 New Wildflower Varieties Released

11 Fabric Softener Stains

12 4.-H'ers Become Trained Communication

14 A New Look at Animal Wastes as Fertilizer

16 Black Layer Signals Maturity

18 Roadside Hay Harvests

19 Protein and Lysine Enriched Bread

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

2 Remote Sensing

6 FARMER NEB on the air

8 Potassium, Magnesium in Panhandle Soils

9 Humans in Nutrition Studies

11 Annual Windbreaks Save Moisture

13 The Rural Radio Turn.On

14 Cow-Calf Management in the 1970's

15 Soil Fertility in the Sandhills

17 Value of Drought-Damaged Corn

20 The Time of Your Life

22 Keeping the Gypsy Moth Out of Nebraska

24 Manure: Long-Term Study

27 The University Dairy Herd

An Economic Information Program For The U.S. Beef And Pork Sectors, N. A. Aulaqi, J. B. Hassler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Major objectives of the study were: first, to review present public data programs and to indicate areas of inefficient performance in the production and marketing of beef and pork that still exist under the present data system; second, to simulate an operational information service program for the beef and pork sectors based on programmed solutions for industry allocations and activities; and third, to outline possible implementation procedures for the information service programs and to indicate the role of each of the participants in making it successful.

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

3 Agricultural Experiment Station Centennial

4 Rain Is a Sometime Thing

6 Monensin

10 Divorce in the Middle Years

12 Collecting Nebraska's Colorful Agates 1

3 Plan Now for Storing Acid-Treated Corn

14 Pocket Gophers: A Grassland Nuisance

19 Women on Tractors

20 Abandoning Railroad Branch Lines

23 Feedlots and Recreation Ponds

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

2 Inflation Fighters

5 Alfalfa in Swine Finishing Diets

7 Protein Levels for Swine

9 A Million Pounds of Education

11 Is Car Exhaust Poisoning Our Corn?

12 Nebraska's and Pasture Resources

13 Clothing Goals

16 Partners in Horticulture Therapy

19 Dry Bean Planting, Weather Or Not

20 Fertilizing Proso Millet

22 Agriculture in the Holy Land

A Rate/Cost Analysis Of Nebraska Meat Trucking Activities With Livestock Trucking Cost Comparisons, Dale G. Anderson, Wayne W. Budt

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study was designed to measure costs of long-distance shipment of meat by motor carrier. Costs were compared with published rates for meat shipments by truck, rail and trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC). Finally, meat trucking costs were compared with costs of trucking meat-equivalent amounts of livestock. Results of the study provide a partial basis for evaluating the economic merits of expanded livestock production activities in grain-surplus Great Plains locations. Such an expansion might aid in the economic development of the region and ease the chronic problem of rail freight-car supply. Proposals ranging from extension of present regulation to cover livestock trucking to …

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

2 Water Resources Research

5 The Cost of Trucking Meat

6 Crop Residues Have Forage Potential

8 Supplementation: Livestock on Residues Need It

10 Home Economics' New Home

12 Meet Your Earthwatching Task Force

15 A Look at Nebraska's Export Picture

16 How To Protect Sheep From Flies

18 Can the Industry Really Afford Eggshell Waste?

20 25 Years of Foundation Seed

22 Why Farm Families Moonlight

23 Simulation and the Swine Producer

24 Areas of Excellence

Growth Potential Of Sandhills Ranches Through Irrigation, R. D. Carver, G. A. Helmers

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The purpose of this study was to compare extensive and intensive growth strategies of a typical Nebraska Sandhills ranch in a dynamic and uncertain environment. Study objectives were to: (1) Analyze growth of an average ranch firm of 450 animal units as it grows to 600-900 animal units. (2) Study the effects of an uncertain environment on the long-run growth opportunities of a ranch firm. (3) Compare extensive and intensive growth of a ranch firm.

Structural And Operational Characteristics Of Nebraska And Kansas Feeder-Cattle Growing Operations, J. L. Jorgensen, J. G. Kendrick, A. C. Wellman, J. H. Mccoy, J. W. Koudele, Q. C. Smith

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The beef cattle industry is experiencing a significant increase in demand for feeder cattle. Current difficulties in obtaining sufficient numbers of feeder cattle on a continuing basis have put pressures on the feeder cattle marketing system that did not exist in the past. Feedlot operators, growers (backgrounders), and cow-herd operators are looking for ways and means of improving the system. Innovations are being tested. Those circumstances prompted personnel of the Agricultural Experiment Stations of Kansas and Nebraska to undertake a joint study of cattle marketing under a Regional Research Project.

A Financial Data Summary And Analysis System For The Farm Supply Firm, Maurice D. Kniep

Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)

The general objective of this study is to enhance the existing capabilities of a financial information system for farm supply firms. The standardized data will be useful to managers in reviewing and comparing the historical performance and in planning changes in the organization and activities of their firm. Specific steps to fulfill the general objective are: 1) Review the financial information system for farm supply firms developed by the University of Missouri and makes revisions and additions to the basic computer program, 2) Develop a coding form for input data that is a compatible with farm supply firms’ accounting records …

Economies Of Size, Volume And Diversification In Retail Grain And Farm Supply Businesses, D. G. Anderson, D. L. Helgeson

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study revealed substantial cost savings could accrue to grain and farm supply businesses from plants of larger size. Given sufficient competitive pressures, farmers and consumers might benefit as well from these savings. A continuation of the present trend toward larger, more diverse firms seems likely. Existing firms of sub-optimum size and product structures will probably remain in operation until they are depreciated out. Relatively modest savings from diversified structures make any rapid trend toward one-stop centers unlikely.

Polyperiod Analyses Of Investment Strategy For Nebraska Grain-Livestock Farms, Glenn A. Helmers, Gary W. Lentz

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study is directed toward investment strategies farm firms in the Great Plains may utilize to achieve their individual goals. Farm firm growth is considered important to the extent that firm growth represents movement toward meeting the behavioral goals of farm operators.

Beef Cattle - At What Weight Should They Be Sold?, Franz Schwarz, J. B. Hassler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

Specific objectives of this study are: (1) To evaluate the recent historical price relationships of the beef sector indicative of profit and loss conditions caused by disorderly aggregate performance in production and marketing. (2) To analyze the risks involved at various positions in the chain of production and marketing activities. (3) To suggest information and action programs which could reduce the amount of disorderly production and marketing.

Differential Effects Of Technological Change On Midwestern Agriculture, Allen C. Wellman

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The first objective of this study is to estimate the direct and indirect effects of several specific technological changes related to farm production and subsequent marketing activities on inter-area aspects of income per farm operator, land values, farm size and general adjustments in the competitive strength of states and regions, primarily in the Midwest. The second objective is to assess the research and policy implications of the results of the first objective.

Place Discrimination In Rail Shipments Of Wheat From Great Plains Origins, Dale G. Anderson, Brian L. Mariska

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine whether shipments of wheat by railroad from Nebraska and other Great Plains States are discriminated against relative to shipments from other wheat producing states and regions. Primary objectives were: 1. To develop a technique for measuring place discrimination. 2. To employ the technique in testing empirical data for evidence of discrimination. 3. To analyze the results and explore implications for geographically- separated wheat shippers. Ratios of railroad revenue/out-of-pocket costs for the years 1958 and 1966 were used to compare the relative cost burden borne by wheat shipments in geographically-separated hauls. Resulting ratios …

Place Discrimination In Rail Shipments Of Wheat From Great Plains Origins, Dale G. Anderson, Brian L. Mariska

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The purpose of this study was to determine whether shipments of wheat by railroad from Nebraska and other Great Plains States are discriminated against relative to shipments from other wheat producing states and regions. Primary objectives were: (1) To develop a technique for measuring place discrimination (2) To employ the technique in testing empirical data for evidence of discrimination (3) To analyze the results and explore implications for geographically-separated wheat shippers.

Orderly Production And Marketing In The Beef-Pork Sector, John E. Trierweiler, James B. Hassler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study will present economic models for analyzing temporal equilibrium positions for the beef-pork sector. The issues of spatial distribution, storage, and meat forms will not be directly analyzed. Grade and yield changes for various carcass classes will, however, be implied in the carrying costs of the animal. The models will be designed such that a number of different factors that affect the production and marketing of beef and pork can be analyzed simultaneously.

Evaluating Economic Efficiency By Relative Price Analysis (Feed, Livestock And Product Sectors), J. Y. Chen, J. B. Hassler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The specific objective of this research is to delineate efficient and inefficient economic performance areas and thereby locate the more significant problem aspects for research and program attention. Specific price analyses will be used to evaluate the price interrelationships for functional efficiency in the dimensions of space, form and time. Not only the efficient aspects of production and marketing will be indicated by the analyses but the inefficient aspects of economic performance will be stressed also. This research will provide some foundational information for making decisions, both public and private. Moreover, it will direct the attention of researchers or program …

Wheat And Feed Grains In The Great Plains And Northwest: Supply Response And Resource Use, G. A. Helmers, W. F. Lagrone

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The basic objective of the research reported here is to estimate supply response with varying product prices for wheat and feed grains. Within a framework of representative farm income maximization, changing product price relationships lead to supply adjustments which are aggregated and expressed as normative supply functions. Another objective is to analyze the resource use and net returns with varying prices for wheat and feed grains. The analysis of resources considers changes in overall levels of resources demanded in response to changing wheat and feed grain prices. Similarly, the analysis of net returns examines differences in net returns in response …

Wheat And Feed Grains In The Great Plains And Northwest: Study Area Descriptions And State Statistical Summaries, W. F. Lagrone, R. E. Hatch, G. A. Helmers

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The objectives are: (1) To determine individual farm-supply response for alternative product-price relationships and price levels with emphasis on wheat, feed grains, cotton and livestock (2) To estimate aggregate subregional and regional supply functions for major commodities (3) To provide guides for optimum farm organizations and adjustments and attendant adjustments by farm-related businesses and institutions in the Great Plains and Western States.

An Inventory Of Occupational Opportunities In The Columbus Service Area, Ralph V. Eickoff Sr.

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Purpose To inventory the number of persons presently employed in the various occupational areas in the Columbus, Nebraska service area and to identify the prOjected employment needs due to turnover and expansion for the next year and the following two years in the same occupations. Methods. The inventory was conducted in postal zip code area 686 surrounding Columbus, Nebraska. A 25 percent random sampling of business firms in the area netted 667 businesses to be inventoried. The state-wide computerized model for determining occupational opportunities in Nebraska was used as the data collection instrument and data were collected by questionnaire and …

Optimal Farm Organizations For Irrigated Farms In South Central Nebraska, M. D. Skold, A. W. Epp

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This report discusses some adjustment opportunities on irrigated farms in south central Nebraska. Six types of farms are defined depending on the amount of irrigated land and farm size. Profit maximizing farm organizations are computed for nine sets of product prices. The organizations are conditioned by 1961 available resource supplies. Available resources can be reallocated among enterprises to achieve the most profitable organizations.

Growing Proso In Nebraska, P. H. Grabouski

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

Proso, sometimes called "hog millet," is receiving attention in the Nebraska Panhandle as a dryland grain crop because of acreage restrictions and limited crop alternatives.

Profit Maximizing Farm Plans For Farms In Southeastern Nebraska: By Type And Size Of Farm, M. D. Skold, A. W. Epp, H. W. Hughes

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

There are many forces operating in today's agricultural economy which cause farmers to examine carefully their patterns of resource allocation. Rising production costs coupled with downward tendencies in product prices focuses attention on efficient patterns of resource allocation. Technical change and changing resource and product price relationships affect efficient resource allocation patterns. This study considers possible efficient farm organizations available to farmers in southeastern Nebraska with given resources. The study determines profit maximizing farm plans for farm classes with different complements of resources and at alternative product price levels. Both crop and livestock enterprises are considered. Investment activities that generate …

Use Of Farm Resources As Conditioned By Tenure Arrangements, Virgil L. Hurlburt

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

How do tenure arrangements affect organization and use of resources within farm firms? Do lease terms and arrangements affect quantities and kinds of inputs? Does the tenant and the landlord each receive full earnings of the resources he contributes to the farm business? Which of the strictly tenure-oriented characteristics of farms, as contrasted with the general economic problems of all farms, help to explain differences between and within owner-operated, cropshare cash tenant-operated and livestock-share tenant-operated farms? These are the major questions to which answers were sought in the research reported here.

The Influence Of Acreage And Yield Changes On Crop Production In Nebraska, Robert M. Finley

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The general purpose of the study is to assess the impact of acreage and yield changes on total production of important Nebraska crops. A secondary purpose is to examine two different methods of imputing the influence of changes of yield and acreage on production changes.

The Economics Of Classifying Farmland Between Alternative Uses, Roger H. Willsie

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

At present some farm programs are aimed at reducing the acreage of land used for crop production. These programs have the objectives of reducing quantities of certain farm commodities and conserving land resources. By shifting land from the production of certain farm commodities to other commodities or to grass, total farm income may be raised and the costs of farm price support and storage programs reduced. In programs to shift land use a classification of land based on economic criteria would be useful. The primary concern of this study was with methods for identifying the economic margin between land uses; …