An Economic Evaluation of the Great Plains Conservation Program

James Kasal and W. B. Back

No 322785, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: About 76 percent of total Federal expenditures in cost-sharing under the Great Plains Conservation Program during 1958-66 was in support of eight practices; namely, (1) conversion of cropland to grass (14.6 percent), (2) controlling competitive shrubs on rangeland (12.0 percent), (3) constructing or improving ponds (10.4 percent), (4) constructing terraces (10.4 percent) , (5) reseeding rangeland (9.2 percent), (6) constructing wells (7.6 percent), (7) reorganizing irrigation systems (6.4 percent), and (8) leveling land for irrigation (5.3 percent). The remaining 24 percent of Federal expenditures was scattered among 16 other practices. Frequency of participation in the program was highest for operators of the larger farms who were full owners and had the higher income and educational levels. The community effects of the program amounted to less than 1 percent of community personal income.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 56
Date: 1970-07
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