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Some Economic Aspects Of Beef Crossbreeding In Utah, William L. Beaty
Some Economic Aspects Of Beef Crossbreeding In Utah, William L. Beaty
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this study was to determine empirically if crossbreeding offers a more profitable alternative to Utah cattlemen than straightbreeding. Ranchers practicing breed crossing were interviewed to determine the relative merits of crossbreeding and straightbreeding in the categories of calf crop, weaning weight, sale price, and minor economic factors under ranch conditions. Crossbred and straightbred sale prices were analyzed utilizing the records of the Smithfield Livestock Auction.
Analysis of rancher interview data indicated that crossbred animals exceeded straightbreds in weaning weight and sale price. Crossbreds were further credited with lowering herd disease levels. No generalizations from comparative calf crop …
Economic Analysis Of Cache County, Utah: An Input-Output Approach, Jose Isaac Torrico Soria
Economic Analysis Of Cache County, Utah: An Input-Output Approach, Jose Isaac Torrico Soria
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theory of input-output analysis, its applications, and its empirical implementations to the Cache County economy. The historical development, the static open input-output model, and the dynamic input-output analysis are presented in the theoretical discussion, and emphasis is made on the empirical applications of the model to structural analysis, forecasting, developmental planning, and regional analysis.
In the empirical implementation of the model to the Cache County economy, the 1971 total output is estimated, the Cache County total output is projected to 1981, the output and income multipliers are computed, and the total …
Transportation And Public Service Costs For Rural Communities Of Various Sizes, Thomas L. Williams
Transportation And Public Service Costs For Rural Communities Of Various Sizes, Thomas L. Williams
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Lower real incomes in the agricultural sector compared with other sectors of the economy have led to continued migration of rural people to urban areas. Despite this movement of surplus people from farm areas, incomes in the rural sector have failed to keep pace with those in urban areas. Fewer social amenities and other conveniences have also contributed to rural-urban migration.
This reduction in rural population and the consequent reduction in the economic bases of many rural communities has raised some interesting questions about city and rural government consolidation. What sizes of cities should be encouraged in the rural areas, …