The Economics of Irrigation in the Eastern United States: A List of Annotated References, 1950-1957

Elizabeth Gould Davis, Edna S. Suber and Wayne F. Ehlers

No 320227, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpts from the Preface: This bibliography is limited to irrigation in the 31 Eastern States, where more or less humid conditions prevail, and where irrigation is a fairly recent innovation. The concern is chiefly with returns from irrigation, as measured in crop yields and quality, compared to costs. Costs cover all phases of operation, from preparation of land and development of water sources, to equipment, labor, power, and harvest expenses. Water rights, when they constitute an element in cost consideration, are included, as is frequency of drought as a deciding factor in the need for supple mental irrigation. The bibliography is classified according to regions as outlined on the accompanying map, and there is a combined subject-author index.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70
Date: 1958-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320227

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