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The predictability of performance factors and costs affecting the cost of gain of fed cattle in Texas feedyards
(1992)
Data including actual measures and estimates of various performance and cost factors were collected from three commercial feedyards located in the Texas Panhandle. The effectiveness with which such performance and cost ...
Optimal grain sorghum irrigation strategies in a dynamic, stochastic environment
(1978)
Agricultural production and associated economic effects of irrigation on the Texas High Plains are seriously threatened by a rapidly declining groundwater supply and a swift upward trend in energy costs. To optimize the ...
A regional adjustment model to estimate the economic implications of declining groundwater in the High Plains
(1978)
The Northern High Plains of Texas and Western Oklahoma has experienced rapid economic development due primarily to the development of groundwater for irrigation. Prior to irrigation development, this area of Texas and ...
Management of lepidopterous pests of cabbage in the Texas rolling plains
(1981)
A composite economic threshold was developed for use in management of lepidopterous cabbage pests. Major emphasis was on the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), and imported ...
An evaluation of economic benefits and costs of industrialization in rural communities in Texas
(1976)
This study evaluated net economic impact of industrialization on private, municipal government, and school district sectors of rural communities in Texas. Specific objective were: (1) to estimate direct, indirect, and ...
Cow-calf production and marketing decisions in East Texas : application of risk constrained linear programming and statistical decision theory
(1977)
Beef cattle production is the most important agricultural enterprise in Texas. Much of the state's land resources are devoted to the production of forage for raising calves and feed grains for fattening them. Yet, as in ...
Technological response to natural resource depletion : a model of crop agriculture on the Texas High Plains
(1983)
Crop production on the Texas High Plains is constrained by limited rainfall making irrigation important. Presently, 50% of the cropland is irrigated, mainly from the Ogallala Aquifer, which as a recharge rate near zero, ...
A monetary impact analysis of government regulations dealing with chrysotile asbestos
(1993)
Environmental Protection Agency Regulations have mandated certain actions to control asbestos fiber release episodes in public school systems in the United States. These mandates do not differentiate between asbestos types ...
An economic analysis of potential agricultural adjustments in Reeves County, Texas: A mathematical programming approach with both micro and macro models
(1972)
The objectives of this study were to ascertain the costs of producing various crops and livestock enterprises in Reeves County, Texas and to determine through appropriate analytical techniques, optimum production strategies ...
Assessing the impacts of the 1985 farm bill and its alternatives on rural economies : the case of Terry County
(1987)
The Food Security Act of 1985 (1985 farm bill) provides a structure for farm program administration through 1990. The 1985 farm bill continues the conservative trend in farm programs initiated by its 1981 predecessor. ...