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Yearly Dates Of Last Spring And First Fall Occurrence Of Minimum Temperature Of 24° F Or Lower For 58 Weather Bureau Stations Of South Dakota, Ray F. Pengra
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
These spring and fall dates have been determined each year for 58 Weather Bureau stations of South Dakota for each of the three temperatures of 24°, 28° and 32° F. Since publication in a single mimeograph pamphlet would be bulky, three mimeograph reports have been prepared one for each of the three above temperatures showing last spring and first fall dates on which such temperature occurred as well as the number of days each year between these dates. Average of spring and fall dates as well as average number of days between these dates are shown at the end of …
Marketing Cream In Plastic Bags, James L. Olson
Marketing Cream In Plastic Bags, James L. Olson
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Because quality directly affects both price and consumption, one of the basic problems facing the butter industry in South Dakota is quality improvement. Under the price support program certain minimum quality standards have to be complied with before surplus butter can be sold to the government. One-fourth of the butter produced in South Dakota does not meet this minimum quality requirement, assuming that conditions have not changed since 1951-1952. Farm separated cream constituted 70.6 percent of the butterfat marketed in South Dakota in 1955. Cream is an important source of farm revenue in South Dakota because it yields a year …
Consumption And Preference For Butter And Margarine In Two South Dakota Cities, Norman L. Rollag
Consumption And Preference For Butter And Margarine In Two South Dakota Cities, Norman L. Rollag
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Most of the butter manufactured by South Dakota creameries is Grade B or under as determined by our present Federal grading system. A recent South Dakota study showed that 81 per cent of the butter was Grade B and 19 per cent Grade C, The same study found that about 80 per cent of South Dakota Butter was shipped to markets where a large amount of the other butter was of a higher grade and premiums were paid for higher quality. Present quality standards for butter are based to a large extent on taste preferences of consumers which were assumed …
Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1955, Supplement To Bulletin No. 413: Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1950, Ray P. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1955, Supplement To Bulletin No. 413: Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1950, Ray P. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Data for this report were secured from the offices of the Register of Deeds in each of eight counties in South Dakota. These counties were Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clay, Faulk, Haakon, Hand and Spink. Supplementary information was secured from the records of the County Auditors as well as from records available at the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation offices in each of the counties included in the study. This report, as a supplement to Station Bulletin 413, furnishes a continuous record of farm land sales in each of the eight counties over a period of fifteen years, 1941-1955. Beadle, Faulk, Hand …
Farm Credit: Uses And Sources For South Dakota Farmers, Canute M. Johnson
Farm Credit: Uses And Sources For South Dakota Farmers, Canute M. Johnson
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Today, success in farming requires good management not only good soil, crop, and livestock management but also good financial management. Farming is becoming more and more commercialized because of the increasing size of farm businesses which has resulted from greater mechanization and specialization in agricultural production. Consequently, more capital than ever before is required to operate a successful farm business and it is becoming ever more necessary to use some borrowed capital (credit) in operating the farm business. Therefore, it is as necessary for farmers to have a knowledge of the uses and sources of credit as it is for …
Farm Equipment Retailing In South Dakota, C. John Fliginger
Farm Equipment Retailing In South Dakota, C. John Fliginger
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the marketing channels for farm machinery to determine: (a) what the pattern of distribution for farm machinery is at the present time in South Dakota (b) how well the distribution system is functioning in regard to the problem of farm income maximization; (c) what the problems of the South Dakota implement dealers are and their resulting effect on farm income; and (d) improvements in distributing farm machinery that could benefit both dealers and farmers in South Dakota, as revealed through a questionnaire study of the implement dealers in South Dakota.
Weekly Summary Of Climatological Data, Faulkton, South Dakota, 1900-1953, Ray F. Pengra
Weekly Summary Of Climatological Data, Faulkton, South Dakota, 1900-1953, Ray F. Pengra
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Weekly averages of daily figures of climatological data for Faulkton, South Dakota are presented in this report. The climatological year starts with the first week of March each year so as to have the sane calendar dates represent the same week throughout the consecutive years.
A Farm Building Evaluation Technique For Tax Assessment, Joshua F. Robinson
A Farm Building Evaluation Technique For Tax Assessment, Joshua F. Robinson
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The purpose of this study is to develop a technique which may be used to improve farm buildings assessment procedures in South Dakota, Since farm buildings contribute in varying amounts to farm productivity, they should be assessed in direct proportion to their contribution. Such a procedure should aid tax assessors to determine accurately the true valuation. The specific objectives of the study were (1) to determine the relationship between market price and soil productivity for use in assessment of farm real estate; (2) to establish a ratio of the market value of buildings to land; and (3) to develop a …
Most Profitable Use Of Fertilizer On Corn, Oats, And Wheat In South Dakota, Russell L. Berry
Most Profitable Use Of Fertilizer On Corn, Oats, And Wheat In South Dakota, Russell L. Berry
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
In this pamphlet, you will read about the following topics: How Much Does Nitrogen Cost? Effects of Nitrogen on Corn, Oats, and Wheat How Much Will the Extra Bushels of Grain be Worth? How Much Nitrogen Pays on Corn? Now Let’s Include the Cost of Phosphate How Much Fertilizer Pays at Different Prices? How Much Nitrogen Pays on Oats and Wheat? Making the Most of a Little
Average Weekly Temperatures, Precipitation And New Snow Received At 60 Weather Bureau Stations Through 1954, Ray F. Pengra
Average Weekly Temperatures, Precipitation And New Snow Received At 60 Weather Bureau Stations Through 1954, Ray F. Pengra
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Average weekly temperature and precipitation for 60 South Dakota weather stations are presented in this report. The length of period varies from station to station depending on the date from which reasonably continuous data are available from each individual station. The data are presented in 60 tables arranged in alphabetical order.
Statistical Supplement: Economic Potentials Of Irrigated And Dryland Farms In Central South Dakota (South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 444), Rex D. Helfinstine
Statistical Supplement: Economic Potentials Of Irrigated And Dryland Farms In Central South Dakota (South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 444), Rex D. Helfinstine
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The purpose of this supplement is to present in more detail the budgets summarized in bulletin 444, These details should be useful to research and extension workers and those farmers interested in working out budgets for their own farm under similar conditions.
Average Frequencies Of Daily Occurrence Of Maximum And Minimum Temperatures For Five Areas In Eastern South Dakota By Five Week Intervals Throughout The Year, Ray F. Pengra
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Daily maximum and minimum temperatures for ten stations in eastern South Dakota were used in this report. The tables in this report are designed to show the daily frequency of maximum and minimum temperature occurrence within five degree intervals of temperature for each fifth week of the year.erage weekly temperature and precipitation for 60 South Dakota weather stations are presented in this report. The length of period varies from station to station depending on the date from which reasonably continuous data are available from each individual station. The data are presented in 60 tables arranged in alphabetical order.
Management Practices And Crop Yields On The Lower Yellowstone Project--1949, Rex D. Helfinstine
Management Practices And Crop Yields On The Lower Yellowstone Project--1949, Rex D. Helfinstine
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Irrigation has been proposed for more than a million acres of land in North Dakota and South Dakota under the Pick-Sloan plan. What results have been obtained from irrigation of comparable areas? What were the experiences of farmers in these areas? The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project in western North Dakota and eastern Montana, which has been under irrigation since 1909, is comparable in many respects to the areas proposed for new irrigation. Knowledge of the results of irrigation on the Lower Yellowstone will be helpful in determining the economic justification for irrigating other areas in the Dakotas. The purpose of …
Experience With Federal Land Purchases As A Means Of Land Use Adjustment, Loyd Glover
Experience With Federal Land Purchases As A Means Of Land Use Adjustment, Loyd Glover
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Drouth and depression during the 1930’s brought to the surface many economic problems, and among them many serious problems of agricultural land use. Unfavorable price relationships and unfavorable weather conditions both contributed to the creation of large areas of rural poverty and discontent. Some of these areas, so called "submarginal" areas for cultivation, became the object of a federal program of land acquisition and land use adjustment beginning in 1933. In many of these areas the situation called for immediate and drastic action. Poverty, soil erosion, abandoned land, and wholesale tax foreclosures prompted the federal government to undertake purchase of …
Lending Operations Of The Farm Ownership Loan Program In South Dakota, Canute M. Johnson
Lending Operations Of The Farm Ownership Loan Program In South Dakota, Canute M. Johnson
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The focus of attention in this analysis of the FHA is upon the Farm Ownership Loan Program, In South Dakota, 728 Farm Ownership Loans were made in 55 of 69 counties during the 14 year period, 1938 through 1951, These loans averaged $8,620 and ranged in size from $2,000 to $16,000, There was a definite trend for the average size of loans to increase while the average size of farm ownership farms tended to decrease during the 1938-51 period. Since 1951, the average size of farms purchased under the program has increased because lean limits were increased to permit the …
Problems In Marketing South Dakota Grain, Ruth D. Tompkins, Richard R. Newberg
Problems In Marketing South Dakota Grain, Ruth D. Tompkins, Richard R. Newberg
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
South Dakota is the transition state of the Nation's grain producing area. Parts of the state lie in each of the three major grain producing belts. The southeastern one-fifth of South Dakota is in the corn belt. The northern one-half of the state lies within the hard spring wheat area; while roughly the southern one-half falls within the winter wheat belt. In addition, the state produces substantial amounts of durum wheat, barley, oats, flaxseed and rye. This study is primarily an introductory and exploratory analysis of the grain production and marketing structure in South Dakota, There are three major objectives: …
A Preliminary Study Of Farmer Bankruptcy Experiences In The Dakotas, 1928-1952, James Munger
A Preliminary Study Of Farmer Bankruptcy Experiences In The Dakotas, 1928-1952, James Munger
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The objectives of this study were (l) to analyze the operation of general bankruptcy procedure as used by farmers (2) to appraise the effectiveness of section 75 of the United States Bankruptcy Act as a relief measure and of the Frazier-Lemke Act in particular; and (3) to evaluate the bankruptcy experience of farmers in North and South Dakota from 1928-1953, in regard to the development of effective farmer-debtor relief legislation. It is generally agreed that farmers are very vulnerable to price, income, and weather fluctuations. Therefore, it has been contended that, in the national interest, farmers need and deserve legislative …
Weekly Summary Of Climatological Data, Huron, South Dakota, 1881-1953, Ray F. Pengra
Weekly Summary Of Climatological Data, Huron, South Dakota, 1881-1953, Ray F. Pengra
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
These data were prepared to furnish detailed historical information on weather conditions for the State of South Dakota for the past 50 or more years. Within the Great Plains weather is a significant factor limiting crop production and all farming operations, to be successful^ must take weather into consideration. The fact that South Dakota lies within the area of the Great Plains where the amount of precipitation received is at the margin of enough to support vegetation makes weather information especially important for this area. Amount of precipitation received varies from about 24 inches in the southeastern corner of the …
Economic Implications Of Weather Modification, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Economic Implications Of Weather Modification, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The Advisory Committee on Weather Control was established by the Act of August 13, 1953 (67 Stat, 559), to make a study of all public and private experiments in weather control and report its findings to the President for submission to the Congress from time to time, making a final report no later than June 30, 1956. The Committee set up a "Proposed Work Program Commencing July 1, 1954", dated Kay 28, 1954, which outlined seven projects. The portion of the program outlining Project Two is reproduced below in the section "Scope of Study and Report". Dean A, M, Eberle, …
Fifty Years Of South Dakota Agriculture, Ray F. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Fifty Years Of South Dakota Agriculture, Ray F. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Eastern and southeastern areas of South Dakota were settled and farming well established (at the start of this report) in 1900. Western South Dakota was in the development or transition stage from wide open range in the west river district to partly settled in the central portions of the state. Black Hills communities were settled due to mining and lumbering activities within that portion of the west river area. The west river district consisting of nearly 25 million acres in total area had only 4800 farms or ranches in 1900. Ranch headquarters were usually located at sources of water either …
South Dakota Farm Commodity Prices 1910-1953, Max Myers
South Dakota Farm Commodity Prices 1910-1953, Max Myers
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The purpose of this publication is to present the trend of prices over time for the principal farm products in South Dakota. Every individual engaged in the business of farming is interested directly in the trend of prices for the products which he produces. He may wish to base his next years production on his estimate of what the prices will be after he has harvested his crop or fattened his livestock. He faces the question whether he would gain by feeding the grain to livestock or by selling it as cash grain. The only basis on which he can …
A Market News Service For Livestock Auctions In South Dakota, Gerald E. Marousek
A Market News Service For Livestock Auctions In South Dakota, Gerald E. Marousek
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Auction sales are an important marketing medium for livestock in this country today. This method of selling is not a new or a novel one. The selling of livestock through auctions was probably adapted from Great Britain, and first used in this country in the early nineteenth century. These sales were most often held to dispose of imported and domestic breeding stock. The first regularly scheduled auction sale with publicly consigned merchandise was established at Union, Iowa, in 1904. From this beginning the number of livestock auctions increased, especially after 1930, This increase was particularly rapid in the twelve Western …
North Central South Dakota Farm Record Summary 1953 Eleventh Annual Report, Allen R. Clark
North Central South Dakota Farm Record Summary 1953 Eleventh Annual Report, Allen R. Clark
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
This is the eleventh annual report of the farm record study started by the Experiment Station in 1943. Farm record cooperators are located in two areas of the state; namely, the Southeastern and North Central Areas. A summary of the results of the Southeastern area are included in a separate pamphlet.
Farm Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1953, Supplement To Bulletin No. 413: Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1950, Ray F. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Farm Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1953, Supplement To Bulletin No. 413: Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1950, Ray F. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
This report is a part of a study of the farm land market in South Dakota, carried on cooperatively by the Department of Economics of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture represented by Virgil L, Hurlburt, Data were secured from the office of Register of Deeds and the County Auditor Office in each of the specified eight counties. Supplementary information was secured from the Agricultural Stabilization Offices for each county as well as from real estate dealers and various buyers and sellers of the land transferred. Total farm …
Base Prices For Long-Term Farm Budgets In South Dakota, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Base Prices For Long-Term Farm Budgets In South Dakota, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
This pamphlet presents projected prices for agricultural commodities and specified unit cost factors in agricultural production adapted to South Dakota agricultural conditions. These price and cost data are based on specific assumptions concerning population growth, size of the labor force, degree of employment, volume of business, technological progress, price levels, and price relationships.
Agricultural Production Trends In South Dakota, Robert J. Antonides
Agricultural Production Trends In South Dakota, Robert J. Antonides
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Many South Dakotans who are concerned with agriculture in the State have been interested in obtaining some means of comparing agricultural production over the years. Total income from agricultural products sold gives a very rough estimate of trends, but does not take into account the many other farm products which are not sold but used on the farm. The indexes presented here account for all of the output of the farms of South Dakota with the exception of some very minor crops and farm gardens. The present study is the first attempt to combine all of the various types of …
Taxation In South Dakota: A Preliminary Report, Max Myers, John E. Thompson
Taxation In South Dakota: A Preliminary Report, Max Myers, John E. Thompson
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
The demands for tax-supported services in South Dakota are ever increasing while the tax receipts to finance such services are not increasing accordingly. The upward trend in the cost of education highway and public welfare programs are primo examples of the additional revenue requirements. Methods of financing these programs and the effect of financial policies on those paying the tax bills will be the subject of this report. Voters and state legislators need to know the effects of alternative programs for collecting and spending state revenues. In this report an attempt will be made to point out the major services …
Farm Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1952, Supplement To Bulletin No. 413: Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1950, Ray F. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Farm Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1952, Supplement To Bulletin No. 413: Land Market Trends In South Dakota 1941-1950, Ray F. Pengra, Gabriel Lundy
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
This report is a part of a study of the farm land market in South Dakota, carried on cooperatively by the Department of Economics of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the United States Department of Agriculture represented by Virgil L. Hurlburt, Data were secured from the office of Register of Deeds and the County Auditor’s office in each of the specified eight counties. Supplementary information was secured from the Agricultural Stabilization Offices for each county as well as from real estate dealers and various buyers and sellers of the land transferred.
Estimating Commercial Expansion From Irrigation Development In The Oahe Unit, John Thompson, Ottar Nervik
Estimating Commercial Expansion From Irrigation Development In The Oahe Unit, John Thompson, Ottar Nervik
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
Commercial activity in an economy that is predominantly agricultural is very sensitive to changes in fanning conditions. It is generally agreed by businessmen in agricultural areas that the success of their business operation is largely dependent upon the number and prosperity of farmers in their trade areas. For this reason business men often encourage proposals to increase the number of farms in their trade areas and support measures designed to improve the economic position of farmers. In South Dakota, where rainfall is considered a limiting factor in agricultural production, considerable interest has been taken in irrigation as a, means for …
Southeastern South Dakota Farm Record Summary 1952 Tenth Annual Report, Allen R. Clark
Southeastern South Dakota Farm Record Summary 1952 Tenth Annual Report, Allen R. Clark
Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)
This is the tenth annual report of the farm record study started by the Experiment Station in 1943. Farm record cooperators are located in two areas of the state; namely, the Southeastern and North Central Areas. A summary of the results of the North Central area are included in a separate pamphlet.