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Measuring Backward and Forward Linkages in the U.S. Food and Fiber System
Henry, Mark; Schluter, Gerald - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1985) 4
The Interindustry flows required to support the output of the U S food and fiber system are decomposed Into backward and forward linkages Our purpose is to evaluate the relative Importance of farm versus food-and fiber-processing activities For the United States In 1977, backward linkages...
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The Role of Economics and Statistics in the USDA
Cochrane, Willard W. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1961) 3
Agricultural Marketing Service, and later under the joint sponsorship of that agency and the Agricultural Research Service. In … April of this year, the economic and statistical work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture was regrouped and reoriented …
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Cost Functions From Cross-Section Data—Fact or Fantasy?
Stollsteimer, J.F.; Bressler, R.G.; Boles, James N. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1961) 3
individual firm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, beginning with the pioneering work of T V. J. Spillman, has been a … functions, much attention has centered lately on the marketing firm. This attention has brought into sharper focus certain … organizational and operating characteristics of plants. With growing interest in the marketing area, the work in the Department …
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Combining Input-Output and Regression Analysis in Projection Models: An Application to Agriculture
Schluter, Gerald E. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1974) 4
Grafting an adjustment equation onto an input-output based projection model improves the predictive performance of the unadjusted model and results in a relatively sensitive estimator of both the level of and changes in nominal and real gross farm product.
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The Economic Research Service: 22 Years Later
Cochrane, Willard W. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1983) 2
In this solicited article, Willard Cochrane, the U S Department of Agriculture's first Director of Agricultural Economics, assesses the mission, performance, and organization of-the Economic Research Service (ERS) 22 years after Its establishment m 1961 The current organization IS satisfactory,...
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Farm Size and the Distribution of Farm Numbers
Boxley, Robert F. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1971) 4
Size-of-farm data for 1964 were fitted to the function In Y =In a�bX Results showed that the percentage distribution of farms by size classes tends to follow the distribution of an inverse exponential function. Furthermore, empirical size distributions seem to have an underlying stability...
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Whole Farm Survey Data for Economic Indicators and Performance Measures
Johnson, James; Baum, Kenneth - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1986) 3
The aggregate economic indicators and statistical series published by the U S Department of Agriculture provide insufficient Information for decisionmakers requesting disaggregated analyses of farm industries, farm types, or farm Sizes However, this Information can be obtained through the annual...
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Determinants of Net Changes in Farm Real Estate Debt
Lins, David A. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1972) 1
Supply and demand equations for explaining net changes in farm real estate debt by lending institutions arc presented. Capital appreciation, net farm plus nonfarm income, and the ratio of money balances to gross production expenses are used to explain changes in demand. Changes in supply arc...
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Statistical Decision Theory in a Macro Simulation Model: Feed Graiin Sector
White, Fred C.; McArthur, W.C. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1974) 3
A method for taking uncertainty into account when formulating aggregate agricultural policies is applied to the feed grain program. The impact of alternative feed grain programs on net farm income, Government payments, and feed grain production in the Southeastern Coastal Plains is shown. A...
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A Farm Panel as a Source of Income and Expenditure Data
Vincent, Warren H. - In: Agricultural Economics Research (1959) 4
. Grove, Earl E. Houseman of Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Wylie D. Goodsell … wherein farmers would report monthly their farm business expenses and receipts over a 12-month period, the U.S. Department of …, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture is gratefully acknowledged. …
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