Farm Operating Efficiency Investigations in Virginia 1931-1938: Progress Report

A. T. Holman, J. L. Maxton and G. D. Kite

No 352063, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The principal objective of the study is to determine on typical farms practical means and methods of overall farm improvement whereby land, fences, buildings, power, machinery, labor, capital, crops, livestock., and marketing, each, are properly developed for the best use and are brought into balance for the efficient operation of the farm as a whole. The data so obtained may be used in the development of principles and practices for general improvement of various types of farms in this region. Secondary objectives include a, study of the factors causing farm improvement to lag behind industrial improvement, and the obstacles that retard the improvement of farms. Twenty-five farms were selected throughout Virginia to represent a wide range of such variable factors as topography, soil, climate, rainfall, crops, livestock, markets, size of farm, and type of farming.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Dairy Farming; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 134
Date: 1940
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.352063

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