An Economic Comparison of Composted Manure and Commercial Nitrogen with Imperfect Information

The economic feasibility of fertilizing irrigated grain sorghum with compos ted manure is evaluated using net return budgeting and production function analysis. Although the use of compost is technically feasible, the economic analysis indicates that compost does not comprise a large percentage of the nitrogen source in the profit-maximizing combination with commercial fertilizer.

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Year of publication:	1993-01
Authors:	Berends, Patrick T. ; Diebel, Penelope L. ; Williams, Jeffery R. ; Schlegel, Alan J.
Institutions:	Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
Subject:	Composted manure \| commercial nitrogen \| net returns budgeting \| production function analysis \| irrigated grain sorghum \| Crop Production/Industries

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Series:	Staff Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Agricultural Economics>Staff Papers Number 118168
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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