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The Government Wheat Program For 1973, Arthur W. Anderson

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Grain Futures An Alternative Market Tool, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Economics Newsletter Number One, John E. Thompson

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Chinese Economy 1949-1972, Gerald Green

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 46 page thesis examines trends within the economy of China, focusing on the Five Year Plans, advances in agriculture and industry, and factors influencing economic growth.

An Economic Analysis Of Inter-County Variation In Residence Patterns Of Farm Families In Utah, Kansas, California, Iowa, And Texas 1964, Leroy V. Clifford

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was undertaken to determine which factors, if any, are responsible for inter-county variation in the percent of farm operators residing off the farm in California, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, and Utah.

These states were selected for this study because of their wide representation of the various types of agricultural and sectional differences. These states vary significantly in type of farm, tenure conditions, off-farm employment opportunities, cultural patterns, remoteness of farms from town, and other variables.

Forward step-wise regression analysis was utilized in each of the states to correlate percent of farm operators residing off the farm with type of …

Impact On Rural Incomes Of Improved Water Management Practices In Milagro County, Ecuador, Phillip H. Lloyd

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Farm budgets based on survey data a reused to calculate the net revenue for average irrigated and unirrigated farms for four tenure classes on the Milagro irrigation project, Ecuador. Differences in net revenues between irrigated and unirrigated farms within each tenure class are assumed to be the return to investment in irrigation capital, assuming homogeneity of all other production factors.

The internal rate of return is calculated on investment in irrigation capital assuming returns to such an investment are the difference in net revenues between irrigated and unirrigated farms. Investment in such capital is found to be highly profitable assuming …

Relative Rates Of Return To Controlled Irrigation Among Classes Of Summer Paddy In The Guayas Basin, Ecuador, Percy G. Aitken

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The primary objective of this study was to examine rice production methods with special emphasis on farm and water irrigation management practices in the different rice farm types of the Guayas Basin of Ecuador. To do this, farmers were divided into eight categories on the basis of farm practices, seasonal farming, irrigation facilities and level of mechanization. Profits per hectare ranged from 4,807 to 762.10 sucres per hectare. Mechanization varied from totally mechanized to total absence of machinery. Year round farming varied to seasonal farming. Average production varied from 110 quintals of hulled rice to 20 quintals per hectare.

The …

Factors Affecting Quality And Location Values For Resident Deer Hunting In Utah, Jim C. Wrigley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Application was made of the economic rent method of resource valuation for the resident deer hunt in Utah. Total economic, location and quality rent values were estimated for all hunting units. These values incorporate the relationship existing between the variable use cost and the units of activity associated with the site.

Data were collected by mail survey from hunters following the 1970 season. Approximately 2033 questionnaires were used in the analysis. Additional data were collected from the Utah Division of Natural Resources.

The total rent value estimated from the model was approximately $3,326,238.00. Eighty-five percent of the total was attributed …

Economic Development: Diagnosis Of The High Andean Valleys Of Venezuela (Tuñame And Burbusay), Eloy Davila-Spinetti

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The primary objective of this study was to set development policies applicable for the high Andean valleys of Tuñame and Burbusay (Venezuela); and secondly to develop a quick and inexpensive way to assess development prospects of high Andean valleys similar to the ones studied here.

The methodology employed was to classify various agricultural regions with specific development phases using the Thorbecke's classification and policy scheme. Production functions were estimated, fitted and analyzed to determine the parameters pertinent to such a classification for the two valleys where data was available.

The analyses and classifications permitted a limited enumeration of policies for …

Positive Spatial Equilibrium Model Of Broiler Markets: A Simultaneous Equation Approach, A, T.C. Lee, Stanley K. Seaver

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Handling And Distribution Considerations In World Grain Food Supply, Richard W. Fulmer

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

This paper, which was presented at the 64th annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers November 29, 1971, examines the magnitude of loss of basic food groins due to inadequate, non-existent, or inefficient storage and distribution systems. The apparent shortage of nutritional commodities in a hungry world is called needless; and the significance of organized marketing in helping to reduce losses is emphasized.

The Impact Of Kaiser Bauxite Company On Western St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, Shirley A. Anderson Hallaron

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Interorder Relationships Among The Northeastern Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Yehoshua Tidhar, Ian W. Hardie

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

The Banana Regions Of East Africa: The Regional Distribution & Cultural Significance Of A Traditional Food Crop, Henry Randiga

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The study of bananas in East Africa by geographers has been neglected. Some study has been made by agriculturists and anthropologists on a small scale. The anthropologist have concentrated their work more on ethnic groups than on the spatial pattern of the crop as such. In none of the studies has distribution been correlated with the Bantu people in East Africa. For a long time the banana has been a staple food la the region. The present study points out that in spite of the many changes which have occurred the banana continues to serve as the staple food crop …

Projection Of Milk Supply, Demand And Price In The Northeast: An Application Of A Multistage Model, Marvin Kottke

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Linear Programming As A Decision Tool In Cheese Manufacturing Plants, Mark S. Huber

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis considered the potential benefits of employing linear programming in cheese manufacturing plants as a decision tool for management. Its potential has been enhanced by the recent approval of acid orange 12 as a chemical for testing the percent protein in milk; therefore, a practical test is now available for monitoring protein as well as milk fat in milk manufacturing and fluid milk plants.

Seven models, each one differing only in the milk fat and protein percentages or means of standardizing the cheese milk, were manipulated individually and simultaneously to test the managerial benefits of linear programming under various …

Economic Impact Of Meeting Environmental Standards On Utah Cattle Feeders, P. Parry Olson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This thesis is an analysis and description of pollution problems caused by large feedlots in Utah. A description of pollution caused by cattle feedlots is undertaken as part of the study.

The 26 feedlots analyzed had a capacity to/or did feed over 1,000 head. They were broken down into four groups on the basis of their pollution problems: those having no apparent pollution problem, those having minor problems, those having major problems, and those requiring relocation.

The cost impact of meeting environmental standards with regard to runoff control was found to be very slight for the cattle feeding industry as …

An Economic Analysis Of The Cisco Fisheries Of Bear Lake, Utah And Idaho, John E. Keith

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The willingness to pay of participants in cisco fishing was studied for 1970. Opportunity cost of time, calculated from foregone income, was examined as part of the total costs of fishing. The opportunity cost of time was found to be a significant factor in the consumers' decision to participate, and therefore effected the valuation of the recreation considerably.

Additionally, the coefficients of income and opportunity costs of time were compared and found to be of different sign for rural counties indicating a difference between the two variables.

Agricultural Policy In India As Related To Economics Of An Emerging Underdeveloped Nation, Wayne Ingram Christman

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 68 page thesis examines economic development in India, focusing on the agricultural sector.

A Revision Of Harlow's Recursive Cobweb Model For The Hog Industry From 1960 To 1968, James David Stewart

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Production And Marketing Of Sheep On The Bolivian Altiplano: An Economic Analysis, Robert Scott Sly

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A study was undertaken to evaluate the general sheep marketing process in Bolivia, to determine the present economic structure of farm units belonging to Altiplano sheep producers, to analyze the economics of marketing Altiplano sheep at an earlier age, and to analyze the economics of using various local products as a supplemental sheep feed in Bolivia.

In general the Bolivian sheep marketing process is inadequate and inefficient because of lack of marketing information, poor producer-buyer contact, lack of commercial sheep transportation, slaughterhouses lacking in facilities and hygienic conditions, and apparently unattractive retail methods.

By selling their relatively unproductive male sheep …

Factors Influencing Rural Water Purchase, Charles R. Rosenstiel

KWRRI Research Reports

The following report is an analysis of factors which influence domestic water purchase among residents of a rural Kentucky county who must purchase hauled water, The results of the analysis are compared with previous studies of factors which influence domestic water use by urban dewllers participating in a piped water distribution system.

The results of the analysis of rural water purchase corroborates the findings from the studies of urban water use, showing that the amount of water purchased by a household is influenced by the socio-economic status of that household and by the price paid for water. As socio-economic status …

Benchmarks For Various Industry Classes In Counties, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

In a recent study, the impact of federal employment on the distribution of economics activity and population among counties and multi-county planning regions in Utah was investigated.A by-product of this study are some data which reveal basic characteristics of the industrial structure of counties and multi-county planning regions in Utah.

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 …

Food Problems In Developing Countries With Special Reference To The U.A.R., Fawzia Mohamed El Tayeb

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Theoretical Framework For Analyzing Residence Shifts Of Farm Families, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

The ever-changing composition of the American rural population is an established fact and has been the subject of much research. Urban families are moving o the ''country" to escape the noise and congestion of the city, While the migration of people from the farm to urban centers continues . The net result is a decrease in rural population relative to that classified as urban, although in absolute terms the rural population is increasing also. In 1969 less than 30 per cent of all American were classed as rural residents compared to 60 percent in 1900 and 95 percent in 1790.

Federal Public Land Laws And Policies Relating To Intensive Agriculture, Volume Vii. Working Paper: Federal Public Lands: Goals, Issues And Alternatives, Economics Department

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

No abstract provided.

Federal Public Land Laws And Policies Relating To Intensive Agriculture, Volume Vi. Working Paper: Probable Effects Of New Cropland On Local And Regional Economies In Western United States, Economics Department

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

No abstract provided.

Federal Public Land Laws And Policies Relating To Intensive Agriculture, Volume V. Working Paper: Their Potential Contribution To Food And Fiber Needs, 1980 And 2000, Economics Department

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

No abstract provided.

Federal Public Land Laws And Policies Relating To Intensive Agriculture, Volume Ii. Working Paper: Their Disposal And Permitted Use, 1934-67, Economics Department

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

No abstract provided.