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The economics of information in agricultural commodity markets
(1982)
This research analyzed information contained in weekly sorghum, corn and feeder cattle prices at Texas producer/first handler markets and Kansas City terminal markets and determined weak form efficiency of these markets. ...
A follow-up study of Southeast Asia alumni from selected higher education institutions in Texas
(1982)
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions which selected international alumni from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan have regarding the adequacy of their graduate education experience at three ...
The impact of the raised drinking age in Texas on alcohol-related traffic accidents and fatalities
(1985)
In late August of 1981, Texas raised the legal drinking age from 18 to 19. This change in the drinking age followed similar actions by many other states. This study evaluated the impact of the raised drinking age in Texas ...
Impact of new crops, row damming, and land clearing on groundwater utilization, net revenue, and land use in the Texas Winter Garden
(1983)
The chief sources of groundwater for the Texas Winter Garden are the Carrizo (Dimmit, Zavala, Frio, and LaSalle Counties) and Edwards (Uvalde County) Aquifers. The major user of groundwater in the region is irrigation. ...
Studies on the nutritional ecology and ecological energetics of oysters from Galveston Bay
(1982)
This study examines the relationship between what is available for the oyster to eat, its condition or state, and physical factors of its environment. Available food was evaluated by a series of measurements on the particulate ...
Factors affecting the successful culture of Penaeus stylirostris and Penaeus vannamei at an estuarine power plant site : temperature, salinity, inherent growth variability, damselfly nymph predation, population density and distribution, and polyculture
(1983)
Laboratory and pond research was conducted at a power plant site near the inner end of Galveston Bay, Texas. Of tested salinity levels, 25 ('o)/oo was found the best for both species to resist high lethal temperatures and ...
Hydrologic interrelationships with vegetation and soil as affected by selected livestock grazing systems and climate on the Edwards Plateau
(1985)
The effects of grazing systems and climate on rangeland hydrology, soil and vegetation were assessed over a six year period at the Texas Agricultural Research Station, located 56 km southwest of Sonora on the Edwards ...
An investigation of asphalt-rubber binders for use in pavement construction
(1985)
Two experimental test roads containing asphalt-rubber interlayers were constructed. Both test pavements were designed as statistical experiments such that future performance analysis could be obtained. Precondition surveys ...
Factors influencing the population dynamics of brown soft scale, Coccus hesperidum L. in South Texas
(1983)
The brown soft scale in South Texas is usually controlled by a complex of parasites. Observations made over a ten year period showed that the scale was disrupted by drift of ethyl and methyl parathion from applications ...
Interpond and intrapond variation in populations of periphytic cladoceran microcrustacea
(1983)
Periphytic cladoceran microcrustacea were collected from submerged parts of the sprawling emergent plant Ludwigia peploides (Onagraceae) in four ponds in Brazos County, Texas, on 52 dates from 23 February 1981 through 12 ...