American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Volume 64, issue 5, 1982

Agricultural Economics Beyond the Farm Gate pp. 803-810

Leo Polopolus

Agriculture and Natural Resource Adequacy pp. 811-820

Emery N. Castle

Political Economic Markets: PERTs and PESTs in Food and Agriculture pp. 821-833

Gordon Rausser

Land and Water Problems: An Institutional Perspective pp. 834-844

Daniel Bromley

Agriculture in the Centrally Planned Economies pp. 845-853

D. Johnson

Macroeconomic Policies and Their Impact Upon the Farm Sector pp. 854-860

Dennis R. Starleaf

Impact of Macroeconomic Policies Upon Agricultural Trade and International Agricultural Development pp. 861-868

Alex F. McCalla

Current Macroeconomic Policies and U.S. Agriculture: Discussion pp. 869-871

Leo V. Mayer

Current Macroeconomic Policies and U.S. Agriculture: Discussion pp. 872-873

Marvin Duncan

Future Directions of Extension Economics Programs pp. 874-878

John T. Woeste

The Changing Professional Role of the Extension Economist pp. 879-883

L. T. Wallace

Future Directions of Extension Economics Programs: Discussion pp. 884-885

William W. Wood

The Changing Professional Role of the Extension Economist: Discussion pp. 886-888

John E. Ikerd

Food Problems and Emerging Policy Responses in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 889-896

Cheryl Christensen and Larry Witucki

Farming Systems Research: Issues in Research Strategy and Technology Design pp. 897-904

Derek Byerlee, Larry Harrington and Donald L. Winkelmann

Farming Systems Research: Issues in Research Strategy and Technology Design: Discussion pp. 905-906

Peter E. Hildebrand

Food Problems and Emerging Policy Responses in Sub-Saharan Africa: Discussion pp. 907-908

John W. Thomas

User Fees, Deregulation, and Marketing Efficiency pp. 909-915

Edward V. Jesse, Allen B. Paul and Aaron C. Johnson

Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Orders: A Critique of the Issues and State of Analysis pp. 916-923

Ben C. French

User Fees, Deregulation, and Marketing Efficiency: Discussion pp. 924-925

Dennis R. Henderson

Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Orders: A Critique of the Issues and State of Analysis: Discussion pp. 926-927

Ronald W. Ward

The New Resource Economics: Old Ideas and New Applications pp. 928-934

Terry L. Anderson

Economic Criteria in Environmental Regulation: Prospects for the 1980s pp. 935-941

Zach Willey

The New Resource Economics: Old Ideas and New Applications: Discussion pp. 942-943

Frank A. Ward

The New Political Economy of Natural Resources: Discussion pp. 944-946

Scott C. Matulich

Organization and Well-Being of the Farming Industry: Reflections on the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 pp. 947-956

James Johnson and Kenneth Clayton

The 1981 Agriculture and Food Act: Implications for Farm Prices, Incomes, and Government Outlays to Farmers pp. 957-964

Daryll E. Ray, Elton Li and James Richardson

Implications of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981: Discussion pp. 965-966

William C. Bailey

Implications of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981: Discussion pp. 967-969

A. L. Frederick

Computer Use in the Agricultural Economics Classroom pp. 970-977

Kerry K. Litzenberg

Microcomputers: Useful in All of Agricultural Economics and Extension pp. 978-985

Earl I. Fuller

Computer Use in the Agricultural Economics Classroom: Discussion pp. 986-987

Ernest Bentley

Microcomputers: Useful in All of Agricultural Economics and Extension: Discussion pp. 988

Ted R. Nelson

International Trade in Labor Versus Commodities: U.S.-Mexican Agriculture pp. 989-998

Wallace Huffman

Labor Market Policies and Institutions in an Industrializing Agriculture pp. 999-1006

James S. Holt

Farm Labor Issues and Policies: Discussion pp. 1007-1008

Philip L. Martin and Richard Mines

The Current Status of Food and Nutrition Policy and the Food Programs pp. 1009-1016

Benjamin Senauer

Linkages between Socioeconomic Characteristics, Food Expenditure Patterns, and Nutritional Status of Low Income Households: A Critical Review pp. 1017-1025

Carlton G. Davis

Political Economics of U.S. Food and Nutrition Policy: Discussion pp. 1026-1027

G. William Hoagland

Political Economics of U.S. Food and Nutrition Policy: Discussion pp. 1028-1029

David W. Price

Tax Policy: Implications for Producers and the Agricultural Sector pp. 1030-1038

Michael Boehlje and Hoy Carman

Impacts of Reduced Tillage on Operating Inputs and Machinery Requirements pp. 1039-1046

Francis Epplin, Thomas F. Tice, Alan E. Baquet and Steven J. Handke

Tax Policy: Implications for Producers and the Agricultural Sector: Discussion pp. 1047-1049

George L. Casler

Impacts of Reduced Tillage on Operating Inputs and Machinery Requirements: Discussion pp. 1050-1052

Bartelt Eleveld

Salary Patterns of Agricultural Economists in the Early 1980s pp. 1053-1061

Robert Strauss and Michael J. Tarr

Modeling the Earnings and Productivity of Agricultural Economists: Discussion pp. 1062-1064

Leroy Davis

The Professional Agricultural Economics Labor Market: Discussion pp. 1065-1067

Linda K. Lee

The Professional Agricultural Economics Labor Market: Discussion pp. 1068-1070

Emanuel Melichar

Volume 64, issue 4, 1982

Why Do Farmers Fail? Farm Bankruptcies 1910–78 pp. 609-615

Lawrence E. Shepard and Robert A. Collins

Welfare Implications of Oligopoly in U.S. Food Manufacturing pp. 616-624

Micha Gisser

A Trend Projection of High Fructose Corn Syrup Substitution for Sugar pp. 625-633

Hoy Carman

Imports and the Supply of Winter Tomatoes: An Application of Rational Expectations pp. 634-641

J Shonkwiler and Robert D. Emerson

Australian Wheat Policy 1948–79: A Welfare Evaluation pp. 642-654

John W. Longworth and Philip Knopke

Efficiency and Equity in the Producer Levy of India pp. 655-663

Yujiro Hayami, Keijiro Otsuka and K. Subbarao

The Intercountry Agricultural Production Function: Another View pp. 664-672

Yair Mundlak and René Hellinghausen

The Irrigation Demand for Electricity pp. 673-680

Ruth J. Maddigan, Colleen Gallagher Rizy and Wen S. Chern

Optimal Allocation of Farm Irrigation Water during Peak Seasons pp. 681-689

Dan Yaron and Ariel Dinar

A Damage Function to Evaluate Erosion Control Economics pp. 690-698

David J. Walker

An Economic Analysis of Technology in the Meat Products Industry pp. 699-709

V. Eldon Ball and Robert G. Chambers

Farmland Accumulation and Prices pp. 710-719

Haim Shalit and Andrew Schmitz

Goal Programming via Multidimensional Scaling Applied to Senegalese Subsistence Farms pp. 720-727

Douglas Barnett, Brian Blake and Bruce McCarl

A Multi-Year, Stochastic, Farm Simulation Model for Northern Nigeria: An Experimental Design Approach pp. 728-737

Eric W. Crawford and Robert A. Milligan

Segmented Regression, Threshold Effects, and Police Expenditures in Small Cities pp. 738-746

Thomas Stinson and Andrea Lubov

Cross-Hedging Wholesale Pork Products Using Live Hog Futures pp. 747-751

Marvin L. Hayenga and Dennis D. DiPietre

Rural Area Consumer Demand and Regional Input-Output Analysis pp. 752-755

Thomas L. Martin and Mark S. Henry

Development versus Preservation in the Snake River Birds of Prey Conservation Area pp. 756-760

William F. Hyde, Alan Dickerman and Douglas Stone

Online Databases Relevant to Agricultural Economics pp. 761-767

Judith A. Siess and John Braden

Cropping Activities in Agricultural Sector Models: A Methodological Proposal pp. 768-772

Bruce McCarl

An Opportunity Cost View of Fixed Asset Theory and the Overproduction Trap: Comment pp. 773-775

Glenn L. Johnson

An Opportunity Cost View of Fixed Asset Theory and the Overproduction Trap: Reply pp. 776-777

Marc A. Johnson and E. C. Pasour

Simulating the Impacts of Credit Policy and Fertilizer Subsidy on Central Luzon Rice Farms, the Philippines: Comment pp. 778

Joseph Yassour

Simulating the Impacts of Credit Policy and Fertilizer Subsidy on Central Luzon Rice Farms, the Philippines: Reply pp. 779-780

Mark W. Rosegrant and Robert W. Herdt

Common Property Externalities: Isolation, Assurance, and Resource Depletion in a Traditional Grazing Context: Comment pp. 781-782

Joel M. Guttman

Common Property Externalities: Isolation, Assurance, and Resource Depletion in a Traditional Grazing Context: Comment pp. 783-784

Raymond B. Palmquist and E. C. Pasour

Common Property Externalities: Isolation, Assurance, and Resource Depletion in a Traditional Grazing Context: Reply pp. 785-788

Carlisle Runge

Minimizing Mean Absolute Deviations to Exactly Solve Expected Utility Problems: Comment pp. 789-791

Steven T. Buccola

Minimizing Mean Absolute Deviations to Exactly Solve Expected Utility Problems: Reply pp. 792-793

Donald Johnson and Michael Boehlje

Bauer, P. T. Equality, the Third World, and Economic Delusion. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1981, x + 293 pp., $17.50 pp. 794

Glenn L. Johnson

Bowden, Gerald. Coastal Aquaculture Law and Policy: A Case Study of California. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1981, xiv + 241 pp., $26.25 pp. 795-796

Warren E. Johnston

Bender, F. E., L. W. Douglass, and A. Kramer. Statistical Methods for Food and Agriculture. Westport CT: AVI Publishing Co., 1982, vii + 345 pp., $25.00 paper pp. 795

David Dickey

Friedland, William, et al. Manufacturing Green Gold, Capital, Labor and Technology in the Lettuce Industry. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1981, x + 159 pp., price unknown pp. 796-797

Richard Mines

Just, Richard E., Darrell L. Hueth, and Andrew Schmitz. Applied Welfare Economics and Public Policy. Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982, xviii + 491 pages, $24.95 pp. 797-798

Jean-Paul Chavas

McMillen, Wheeler. Feeding Multitudes: A History of How Farmers Made America Rich. Danville IL: Interstate Printers and Publishers, xviii + 491 pp., $12.00 paperback pp. 798

George A. Ecker

Penson, John B., Jr., Danny A. Klinefelter, and David A. Lins. Farm Investment and Financial Analysis. Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall, 1982, xviii + 301 pp., $24.95 pp. 798-799

Duane Neuman

Shang, Yung C. Aquaculture Economics: Basic Concepts and Methods of Analysis. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1981, xvi + 153 pp., $20.00 pp. 799-800

James C. Cato

Sisson, Charles Adair. Tax Burdens in American Agriculture: An Intersectoral Comparison. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1982, viii + 154 pp, $14.40 pp. 800-801

Michael Boehlje

Volume 64, issue 3, 1982

Food Prices, Expectations, and Inflation pp. 419-430

Carl Van Duyne

Interpreting and Enforcing Section 2 of the Capper-Volstead Act pp. 431-443

E. V. Jesse, B. W. Marion, A. C. Manchester and Aaron. C. Johnson

Migration to the United States and Mexican Rural Development: A Case Study pp. 444-454

Richard Mines and Alain de Janvry

Distributional Constraints on Acceptance of Nonpoint Pollution Controls pp. 455-462

William M. Park and Leonard Shabman

Management of a Multiple Cohort Fishery: The Hard Clam in Great South Bay pp. 463-474

Jon M. Conrad

Dynamic Modeling of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery pp. 475-482

Vito J. Blomo, John P. Nichols, Wade L. Griffin and William E. Grant

U.S. Demand for Selected Groundfish Products, 1967–80 pp. 483-489

Eugene Tsoa, William E. Schrank and Noel Roy

A Translog Cost Function Analysis of U.S. Agriculture, 1939–77 pp. 490-498

Subhash Ray

The Off-Farm Labor Supply of Farmers pp. 499-509

Daniel Sumner

Analysis of a Small Open Economy: The Case of Energy Prices in Canada pp. 510-519

Ramon Lopez

Toward a Theory of Agricultural Insurance pp. 510-529

Syed Ahsan, Ali A. G. Ali and N. John Kurian

Forecasting U.S. Pork Production Using a Random Coefficient Model pp. 530-538

Bruce L. Dixon and Larry J. Martin

A Nonlinear Expenditure System Using a Linear Logit Specification pp. 539-546

Timothy Tyrrell and Timothy Mount

Agricultural Runoff as a Nonpoint Externality: A Theoretical Development pp. 547-552

Ronald C. Griffin and Daniel Bromley

Dynamic Adjustment in Monthly Consumer Demands for Meats pp. 553-557

Michael Wohlgenant and William Hahn

Supply Dynamics: The Case of U.S. Broilers and Turkeys pp. 558-564

Jean-Paul Chavas and Stanley R. Johnson

The Impact of Price Risk on Sow Farrowings, 1967–78 pp. 565-568

Christopher Hurt and Philip Garcia

The Lead-Lag Relationship between Canadian and U.S. Wheat Prices pp. 569-572

John Spriggs, Michael Kaylen and David Bessler

Economics of the Water Blanket Technique for Greenhouse Heating pp. 573-577

John Braden, Sheryl S. Lazarus and Paul N. Walker

The Gains from Price Stabilization: A Quantitative Assessment pp. 578-580

James Dunn and Dale M. Heien

Expected Profit, Price Change, and Risk Aversion pp. 581-584

Rulon D. Pope

Should Quadratic Programming Problems Be Approximated? pp. 585-589

Bruce McCarl and Thomas Tice

A Decomposition Solution for Spatial Equilibrium Problems pp. 590-594

Kerry Litzenberg, Bruce McCarl and Joe Polito

Behavior and Productivity Implications of Institutional and Project Funding of Research: Comment pp. 595-598

William Becker

Behavior and Productivity Implications of Institutional and Project Funding of Research: Reply pp. 599-602

Maury E. Bredahl, W. Keith Bryant and Vernon Ruttan

Dillon, John L., and J. Brian Hardaker. Farm Management Research for Small Farm Development. FAO Agr. Serv. Bull. 41. Rome: FAO, 1980, x + 145 pp., $10 + $1 postage. Order No. F-2119 from UNIPUB, New York City pp. 603-604

Delane E. Welsch

Burbach, Roger, and Patricia Flynn. Agribusiness in the Americas. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1980, 314 pp., $6.50 pp. 603

Kamal Dow

Halvorsen, Robert, and Michael G. Ruby. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Air-Pollution Control. Lexington MA: Lexington Books, D.C. Heath Co., 1981, xv + 264 pp., $26.95 pp. 604-605

Glenn Blomquist

Healy, Robert G., and James L. Short. The Market for Rural Land: Trends, Issues, and Policies. Washington DC: The Conservation Foundation, 1981, xviii + 306 pp., $12.50 pp. 605-606

Steven E. Hastings

Schmitz, Andrew, Alex F. McCalla, Donald O. Mitchell, and Colin A. Carter. Grain Export Cartels. Cambridge MA: Ballinger Publishing Co., 1981, xxi + 298 pp., $35.00 pp. 606-607

Keith J. Collins

Tisdell, C. A. Science and Technology Policy: Priorities of Governments. London: Chapman and Hall, 1981, xii + 222 pp., $25.00 pp. 607-608

James Nielson

Yates, P. Lamartine. Mexico's Agricultural Dilemma. Tucson AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1981, xv + 291 pp., $8.95 pp. 608

Julio Hernandez-Estrada

Volume 64, issue 2, 1982

The Influence of Psychic Costs on Rural-Urban Migration pp. 177-187

Brady J. Deaton, Larry C. Morgan and Kurt R. Anschel

Constraints on Oxen Cultivation in the Sahel pp. 188-196

Christopher L. Delgado and John McIntire

Optimal Grain Carryovers in Open Economies: A Graphical Analysis pp. 197-204

Keith Knapp

Asymmetry in Retail, Wholesale, and Shipping Point Pricing for Fresh Vegetables pp. 205-212

Ronald W. Ward

The Structure of Food Demand: Interrelatedness and Duality pp. 213-221

Dale M. Heien

Inventory Adjustment and Dynamic Winery Behavior pp. 222-231

Michael Wohlgenant

Private Investment in Forest Management and the Long-Term Supply of Timber pp. 232-241

Darius M. Adams, Richard W. Haynes, George F. Dutrow, Richard L. Barber and Joseph M. Vasievich

The Countercyclical Aspects of the U.S. Meat Import Act of 1979 pp. 243-248

James R. Simpson

Demand Elasticities for Soybean Meal in the European Community pp. 249-253

Hendrik C. Knipscheer, Lowell D. Hill and Bruce L. Dixon

Incorporating Technological Change in the Demand for Formula Feed in France pp. 254-259

Yves Surry and Karl Meilke

Rational Expectations in Agricultural Economics Research and Policy Analysis pp. 260-265

Brian S. Fisher

Rational Expectations and Competitive Pricing and Storage pp. 266-270

Peter G. Helmberger, Robert Weaver and Kathleen T. Haygood

Agricultural Price Supports and Cost of Production pp. 271-275

John R. Groenewegen and Kenneth C. Clayton

Rail/Truck Competition for Grain Traffic in Minnesota: Implications for Rate Making pp. 276-279

Gregory H. Michaels, Richard A. Levins and Jerry Fruin

The Effect of Electricity Prices, Lift, and Distance on Irrigation Development in Idaho pp. 280-285

Joel R. Hamilton, Gary S. Barranco and David J. Walker

Price Specification in Milk Supply Response Analysis pp. 286-288

Richard A. Levins

Data Analysis with Computer Graphics: Production Functions pp. 289-297

Ted F. Bay and Richard A. Schoney

Using the Semivariance to Estimate Safety-First Rules pp. 298-300

Peter Berck and Jairus M. Hihn

Determinants of Agricultural Economics Faculty Salaries pp. 301-303

Josef M. Broder and Rod F. Ziemer

Third World Development: Food, Employment, and Growth Interactions pp. 304-311

John W. Mellor

Soviet Grain and Wheat Import Demands in 1981–85 pp. 312-322

Padma Desai

China as a Factor in the World Food Situation pp. 323-331

Anthony M. Tang

Food versus Feed and the Dynamics of the World Food Situation: Discussion pp. 332-334

Charles Y. Liu

Food versus Feed and the Dynamics of the World Food Situation: Discussion pp. 335-338

Pan A. Yotopoulos

Trade in Products and International Migration in Seasonal Labor Markets pp. 339-346

Robert D. Emerson

Employment Implications of Exporting Processed U.S. Agricultural Products pp. 347-354

David Blandford and Richard N. Boisvert

International Trade and Agricultural Labor Markets: Farm Policy as Quasi-Adjustment Policy pp. 355-361

D. Johnson

International Trade and Agricultural Labor Markets: Discussion pp. 362-363

Hans G. Hirsch

International Trade and Agricultural Labor Markets: Discussion pp. 364-366

Colin Carter

An Appraisal of Expected Utility Hypothesis Tests Constructed from Responses to Hypothetical Questions and Experimental Choices pp. 367-375

Lindon Robison

Empirical Estimation and Use of Risk Preferences: An Appraisal of Estimation Methods That Use Actual Economic Decisions pp. 376-383

Rulon D. Pope

Application of Risk Preference Estimates in Firm-Household and Agricultural Sector Models pp. 384-390

Peter B. R. Hazell

Empirical Estimation and Use of Risk Preferences: Discussion pp. 391-393

Hans Binswanger-Mkhize

Empirical Estimation and Use of Risk Preference: Discussion pp. 394-396

Terry Roe

Brandt, W. North-South: A Program for Survival. Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 1980, 304 pp., $4.95 and Sewell, John W. The United States and World Development: Agenda, 1980. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1980, 242 pp., price unknown pp. 397-398

Irma Adelman

Bapna, S. L. Aggregate Supply Response of Crops in a Developing Region. New Delhi, India: Sultan Chand & Sons, 1980, x + 164 pp., Rs 45.00 pp. 397

Todd E. Petzel

Gardner, Bruce L. The Governing of Agriculture. Lawrence: The Regents Press of Kansas, 1981, xii + 140 pp., $8.90 paperback pp. 398-399

Kenneth R. Farrell

Khan, Mahmood Hasan. Underdeveloped and Agrarian Structure in Pakistan. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1981, xviii + 308 pp., $22.50 pp. 399-400

William C. Thiesenhusen

Leistritz, F. Larry, and Steven H. Murdock. The Socioeconomic Impact of Resource Development: Methods for Assessment. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1981, xviii + 286 pp., $23.75 pp. 400-401

Dean F. Schreiner

Martin, Lee R., ed. A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Volume 3. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1981, xiv + 653 pp., $35.00 pp. 401-402

David H. Boyne

A Study of Agricultural Economics Literature, Volume 3 pp. 402-403

Lee M. Day

A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Volume 3 pp. 403-404

Lester V. Manderscheid

Schmandt, Jurgen, et al. Nutrition Policy in Transition. Lexington MA: Lexington Books, 1980, xxv + 289 pp., $29.95 pp. 405-406

Roger Hitchner

National Research Council. Surface Mining: Soil, Coal, and Society. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1981, xiii + 233 pp., $11.50 pp. 405

Constance Boris

Volume 64, issue 1, 1982

Measuring Producers' Advantage from Classified Pricing of Milk pp. 1-7

Dae Hee Song and M. C. Hallberg

Farm Real Estate Price Components, 1920–78 pp. 8-18

Emery N. Castle and Irving Hoch

Some Emerging Rights in Agricultural Land pp. 19-27

John Braden

Commodity Programs and Control Theory pp. 28-38

James Richardson and Daryll E. Ray

Distribution of Research Gains in Multistage Production Systems pp. 39-46

John Freebairn, J. S. Davis and G. W. Edwards

Optimal Expenditures for Agricultural Research and Extension: Implications of Underfunding pp. 47-55

Fred C. White and Joseph Havlicek

Disequilibrium Market Analysis: An Application to the U.S. Fed Beef Sector pp. 56-62

Rod F. Ziemer and Fred C. White

Price Trends at Livestock Auctions pp. 63-69

Steven T. Buccola

Import Substitution for Livestock Feed the Caribbean Community pp. 70-79

Clifton Charles, David Blandford and Richard N. Boisvert

The Demand for Calories in Developing Countries pp. 80-86

Odin K. Knudsen and Pasquale Scandizzo

Choice of Varieties by Sri Lanka Rice Farmers: Comparing Alternative Decision Models pp. 87-93

H. M. G. Herath, J. Brian Hardaker and Jock Anderson

Adoption of Interrelated Agricultural Innovations: Complementarity and the Impacts of Risk, Scale, and Credit pp. 94-101

Gershon Feder

Estimation of Recreation Benefits from Measured Utility Functions pp. 102-109

P. A. Findlater and J. A. Sinden

The Scarcity Syndrome pp. 110-114

Don Paarlberg

Households and Farm Establishments in the 1980s: Implications for Data pp. 115-118

Lyle P. Schertz

Farm Size, Tenure, and Economic Efficiency in a Sample of Illinois Grain Farms pp. 119-123

Philip Garcia, Steven T. Sonka and Man Sik Yoo

Analysis of Fringe Benefits for Nonmetropolitan versus Metropolitan Employee Compensation pp. 124-128

Helen Jensen

Predicting the Direct Benefits of a Food Price-Reporting or Preference-Changing Program pp. 129-133

W. H. Lesser and W. K. Bryant

Engel Analysis with Lorenz and Concentration Curves pp. 134-139

James R. Blaylock and David Smallwood

Causality Tests in Livestock Markets pp. 140-144

David Bessler and Jon A. Brandt

On Information and Innovation Diffusion: A Bayesian Approach pp. 145-147

Gershon Feder and Gerald T. O'Mara

Estimation of Substitution Possibilities between Water and Other Production Inputs pp. 148-151

Frederick G. Babin, Cleve E. Willis and P Allen

Duality, the Output Effect, and Applied Comparative Statics pp. 152-156

Robert G. Chambers

Optimum Effort and Rent Distribution in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery: Comment pp. 157-159

Lee G. Anderson

Optimum Effort and Rent Distribution in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery: Reply pp. 160

Wade L. Griffin, Ronald D. Lacewell and John P. Nichols

The Impact of Component Pricing of Soybeans and Milk: Comment pp. 161-163

William H. Lesser

The Impact of Component Pricing of Soybeans and Milk: Reply pp. 164

Richard Perrin

Clawson, Marion. New Deal Planning: The National Resources Planning Board. Baltimore Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981, xxii + 356 pp., $32.50 pp. 165-166

John D. Millett

Ghatak, Subrata. Technology Transfer to Developing Countries: The Case Study of the Fertilizer Industry. Greenwich CT: Jai Press, 1981, xix ' 181 pp. $28.50 pp. 166

Gunvant M Desai

Harsh, Stephen B., Larry J. Conner, and Gerald D. Schwab. Managing the Farm Business. Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981, xv + 384 pp., $18.95 pp. 166-167

Robert L. Johnstone

Kamien, Morton I., and Nancy L. Schwartz. Dynamic Optimization: The Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control in Economics and Management. New York: Elsevier North-Holland Publishing Co., 1981, xi + 331 pp., $32.95 pp. 167-168

Colin W. Clark

Labys, Walter C. Market Structure, Bargaining Power, and Resource Price Formation. Lexington MA: Lexington Books, 1980, xiv + 238 pp., price unknown pp. 168-169

Gordon W. Smith

Vogeler, Ingolf. The Myth of the Family Farm: Agribusiness Dominance of U.S. Agriculture. Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1981, xix + 352 pages, $25.00 pp. 169-170

Harold D. Guither

Uchtmann, Donald L., J. W. Looney, N. G. P. Krausz, and H. W. Hannah. Agricultural Law: Principles and Cases. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1981, xxiv + 664 pp., $24.95 pp. 169

Philip E. Harris