American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Volume 60, issue 5, 1978

Perspective on Farm Size pp. 727-737

B. F. Stanton

Some Forces Affecting the Changing Structure, Organization, and Control of American Agriculture pp. 738-748

Harold O. Carter and Warren E. Johnston

Institutional Economics and Political Economy Revisited: Implications for Agricultural Economics pp. 749-758

Gary G. Storey

The Changing Organization, Structure, and Control of Canadian Agriculture pp. 759-768

Terrence S. Veeman and Michele M. Veeman

Agriculture Loses Its Uniqueness pp. 769-776

Don Paarlberg

Consumers and Food Policy in North America pp. 777-781

Carol Tucker Foreman

North American Food and Agricultural Policy: Conflict and Cooperation—A General Introduction pp. 782-784

Alex F. McCalla

U.S. and Canadian Food and Agricultural Policies: Goals and Objectives, Conflict and Cooperation pp. 785-788

Howard W. Hjort

National Agricultural Policies and Market Relations pp. 789-792

D. Johnson

North American Food and Agricultural Policy with Respect to Agricultural Inputs: Conflict and Cooperation pp. 793-796

Elmer L. Menzie

North American Food and Agricultural Policies: Conflict and Cooperation—Trade Interdependencies pp. 797-799

W. J. Anderson

What Is Known about Human Nutritional Needs pp. 800-802

H. S. Olcott

Human Nutrition and Health pp. 803-805

Philip L. White

Nutrition Policies, Programs, and Politics pp. 806-809

Sol Chafkin

Discussion: Can Human Nutrition Be the Leading Goal for Food and Agricultural Policies? pp. 810-812

R. M. A. Loyns

Farming Systems Research to Improve the Livelihood of Small Farmers pp. 813-818

D. W. Norman

Farming Systems Research to Improve the Livelihood of Small Farmers: Discussion pp. 819-820

Delane E. Welsch

Aspects of Rural Labor Market Operation: A Javanese Case Study pp. 821-826

Gillian Hart and Daniel Sisler

Aspects of Rural Labor Market Operation: A Javanese Case Study: Discussion pp. 827-829

Peter J. Matlon

Improving Managerial Capabilities of Limited Resource Farmers pp. 830-833

K. J. McKenzie

Improving Managerial Capabilities of Limited Resource Farmers: Discussion pp. 834-835

Leroy Davis

Public Policy and the Control of Agricultural Production pp. 836-843

Bruce Gardner

Public Policy and the Control of Agricultural Production: Discussion pp. 844-847

Neil E. Harl

The Control of Agricultural Processing and Distribution pp. 848-855

Willard F. Mueller

Public Policy and the Control of Agricultural Processing and Distribution: Discussion pp. 856-858

R. J. Herder

India—A Drive Towards Self-Sufficiency in Food Grains pp. 859-864

J. S. Sarma

Import Substitution and Implicit Taxation of Agriculture in Brazil pp. 865-871

Eliseu Roberto de Andrade Alves and Affonso Celso Pastore

Chinese Agriculture: Continued Self-Reliance pp. 872-877

Thomas B. Wiens

The Role of Marketing Boards in Stabilizing Commodity Markets pp. 878-884

Larry J. Martin and T. K. Warley

Public Intervention and Producer Supply Response pp. 885-890

Gordon Rausser and D. Peter Stonehouse

Public Intervention and Producer Supply Response: Discussion pp. 891-893

L. T. Wallace

Effects of Marketing Boards on the Agribusiness Sector pp. 894-898

Thomas F. Funk and Martin T. Rice

Effects of Marketing Boards on the Agribusiness Sector: Discussion pp. 899-900

Bruce W. Marion

Developments in the Economic Theory of Information pp. 901-905

Ludwig M. Eisgruber

Developments in the Economic Theory of Information: Discussion pp. 906-907

D. Lynn Forster

The Developing Technology of Computerized Information Systems pp. 908-912

Stephen B. Harsh

The Developing Technology of Computerized Information Systems: Discussion pp. 913-914

Ron E. Shaffer

Interfacing Research and Extension in Information Delivery Systems pp. 915-920

Craig L. Infanger, Lynn W. Robbins and David Debertin

Interfacing Research and Extension in Information Delivery Systems: Discussion pp. 921-922

Harold W. Walker

Economies of Size and the 160-Acre Limitation: Fact and Fancy pp. 923-928

William E. Martin

Reclamation Policy and the Water Subsidy: An Analysis of the Distributional Consequences of Emerging Policy Choices pp. 929-934

E. Phillip LeVeen and George E. Goldman

Demographic, Economic, and Fiscal Impacts of Alternative Westlands Reclamation Act Enforcement Scenarios pp. 935-940

Peter L. Bass and Edward M. Kirshner

Consequences of Acreage Limitation and Other Provisions of Federal Reclamation Law: Discussion pp. 941-942

David Holland

Consequences of Acreage Limitation and Other Provisions of Federal Reclamation Law: Discussion pp. 943-944

Robert K. Davis

Rural Development Planning: A Science? pp. 945-949

J. A. MacMillan and J. D. Graham

Rural Industrialization and the Changing Distribution of Family Incomes pp. 950-954

Brady J. Deaton and Maurice Landes

The Incremental Nature of Public Service Delivery: Implications for Rural Areas pp. 955-960

Lonnie L. Jones and Steve H. Murdock

Viability of Rural Communities: Discussion pp. 961-963

Frank M. Goode

Returns to Agricultural Research and Extension Programs: An Ex-Ante Approach pp. 964-968

A. A. Araji, R. J. Sim and R. L. Gardner

Assessing Returns to Agricultural Extension pp. 969-975

Wallace Huffman

Projecting Agricultural Productivity and Its Economic Impact pp. 976-980

Yao-chi Lu, Leroy Quance and Chun-lan Liu

Assessing and Projecting the Effects of Agricultural Research, Extension, and Technology: Discussion pp. 981-982

R. F. Hutton

Assessing and Projecting the Effects of Agricultural Research, Extension, and Technology: Discussion pp. 983-984

William W. Wood

Innovations in Teaching: An Introduction pp. 985-986

Carl W. O'Connor and Dean N. Osterman

Simulation and Gaming Models: Application in Teaching and Extension Programs pp. 987-992

Michael D. Boehlje and Vernon Eidman

Designing an Instructional Package: The Use of Probabilities in Farm Decision Making pp. 993-997

A. Gene Nelson and Tiffin D. Harris

Field Experience in Public Affairs Management: The Michigan State University Approach pp. 998-1002

Lester V. Manderscheid and Bernie Ferres

Innovations in Undergraduate and Extension Teaching: Discussion pp. 1003-1007

Odell L. Walker

Concepts of Value for Marine Recreational Fishing pp. 1008-1012

John F. Dwyer and Michael D. Bowes

The Role of Economic Models in Evaluating Commercial Fishery Resources pp. 1013-1019

Curtis C. Harris and Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland

Theoretical and Empirical Considerations for Estimating Capacity and Capacity Utilization in Commercial Fisheries pp. 1020-1025

Fred J. Prochaska

Seafood Processing Capacity in Commercial Fisheries Management: Discussion pp. 1026-1027

Nancy E. Bockstael

Seafood Processing Capacity in Commercial Fisheries Management: Discussion pp. 1028-1029

Frank Orth

The Regional Consequences of the Canadian Tariff Structure pp. 1030-1035

Tim Hazledine

The Regional Consequences of the Canadian Tariff Structure: Discussion pp. 1036-1037

Robert L. Thompson

Regional Policies for Agriculture: The Effects and the Future pp. 1038-1042

George E. Lee

Regional Policies for Agriculture: The Effects and the Future: Discussion pp. 1043-1044

David R. Harvey

The Development of a Food and Agriculture Policy in Quebec pp. 1045-1052

Francois Dagenais and Robert St. Louis

The Development of a Food and Agriculture Policy in Quebec: Discussion pp. 1051-1052

Robert St. Louis

Volume 60, issue 4, 1978

Economic and Policy Implications of the 160-Acre Limitation in Federal Reclamation Law pp. 575-588

David Seckler and Robert A. Young

Farm Size and Economic Efficiency: The Case of California pp. 589-600

Bruce F. Hall and E. Phillip LeVeen

An Approach to the Delineation of Rural Banking Markets pp. 601-608

Stephen A. Mathis, Duane G. Harris and Michael Boehlje

Food Delivery Programs and Other Factors Affecting Nutrient Intake of Children pp. 609-618

David W. Price, Donald A. West, Genevieve E. Scheier and Dorothy Z. Price

The Expected Utility Hypothesis and Demand-Supply Restrictions pp. 619-627

Rulon D. Pope

Decomposition Analysis of Derived Demand for Factor Inputs: The Case of Rice Production in Japan pp. 628-635

Toshiyuki Kako

Patron Valuation of a Farmer Cooperative under Alternative Finance Policies pp. 636-641

James G. Beierlein and Lee F. Schrader

Efficiencies in Large-Scale Dairying: Incentives for Future Structural Change pp. 642-647

Scott C. Matulich

The Economics of Adopting Solar Energy Systems for Crop Irrigation pp. 648-654

Martin T. Katzman and Ronald W. Matlin

Tobacco Technology and Agricultural Labor pp. 655-660

Philip L. Martin and Stanley S. Johnson

World Food Sufficiency and Meat Consumption pp. 661-666

Peter Svedberg

Short-Run Predictive Models for Retail Meat Sales pp. 667-673

B. W. Marion and F. E. Walker

Estimating Components of Demand Elasticities from Cross-Sectional Data pp. 674-677

C. S. Thraen, J. W. Hammond and B. M. Buxton

The Farmer Decision Process in Purchasing Broiler Feeds pp. 678-682

Thomas F. Funk and Frank C. Tarte

The Impact of Alternative Objectives on Feedlot Rations for Beef Steers pp. 683-688

Bryan E. Melton, Earl O. Heady, Richard L. Willham and M. Peter Hoffman

Welfare Analysis of Long-Term Forest Products Price Stabilization: Note pp. 689-690

R. G. Cummings and R. N. Johnson

New Health Practitioners and Rural Health Care pp. 691-694

Richard M. Scheffler and John E. Kushman

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Flammability Standards pp. 695-700

Rachel Dardis, Susan Aaronson and Ying-Nan Lin

A Critique of the Use of BLS Data for Market Structure-Price Analysis pp. 701-705

Frederick E. Geithman and Bruce W. Marion

U.S. Agricultural Production Capacity: Reply pp. 706-708

Luther Tweeten, Leroy Quance and Chung Yeh

Note from the Book Review Editor pp. 709

Herbert H. Stoevener

Martin, Lee R., ed. A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Vol. 2. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1977, 473 pp., $25.00. $18.00 to AAEA members through 30 November 1979 pp. 709-712

A. N. Halter

A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Vol. 2 pp. 712-714

Joseph Havlicek

A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Vol. 2 pp. 714-716

Gordon A. King

Volume 60, issue 3, 1978

Effects of Market-Share and Antimerger Policies on the Fluid Milk-Processing Industry pp. 385-392

Richard L. Kilmer and David E. Hahn

A Pooled Cross-Section Time Series Model of Coupon Promotions pp. 393-401

Ronald W. Ward and James E. Davis

The Potential Impact of Changes in Income Distribution on Food Demand and Human Nutrition pp. 402-415

Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Elizabeth Caicedo

An Analytical Framework for Extension Community Development Programming in Local Government pp. 416-424

George R. McDowell

Risk Attitudes of Subsistence Farmers in Northeast Brazil: A Sampling Approach pp. 425-435

John L. Dillon and Pasquale Scandizzo

A Model of Crop Selection in Semi-subsistence Agriculture and an Application to Mixed Agriculture in Fiji pp. 436-444

A. John De Boer and Satish Chandra

The Role of Education in the Dynamics of Supply pp. 445-451

Todd E. Petzel

A "Putty-Clay" Approach to Aggregation of Production/Pollution Possibilities: An Application in Dairy Waste Control pp. 452-459

L. Joe Moffitt, David Zilberman and Richard Just

Adult Equivalent Scales: An Alternative Approach pp. 460-468

Rueben C. Buse and Larry E. Salathe

Optimal Pesticide Application for Controlling the Boll Weevil on Cotton pp. 469-475

H. Talpaz, G. L. Curry, P. J. H. Sharpe, D. W. DeMichele and R. E. Frisbie

Active Learning, Control Theory, and Agricultural Policy pp. 476-490

Gordon Rausser

Nontariff Barriers: Major Problem in Agricultural Trade pp. 491-501

Jimmye s. Hillman

Retail and Wholesale Demand and Marketing Order Policy for Fresh Navel Oranges pp. 502-509

Glenn Nelson and Tom H. Robinson

Regional Economic Impacts of Policies to Control Erosion and Sedimentation in Illinois and Other Corn Belt States pp. 510-517

Craig Osteen and Wesley D. Seitz

On the Statistical Estimation of Isoquants and Their Role in Livestock Production Decisions pp. 518-523

Oscar R. Burt

Deletion Criteria for Principal Components Regression Analysis pp. 524-527

Thomas Fomby and Carter Hill

Estimating Irreversible Supply Functions pp. 528-531

Bruce Traill, David Colman and Trevor Young

Price, Income, and Foreign Exchange Reserve Elasticity for Asian Rice Imports pp. 532-535

Badrul Islam

Uncertainty and Incentive Effects in Share Contracts pp. 536-539

L. Dean Hiebert

Some Evidence on Weather-Crop-Yield Interaction pp. 540-543

J. Roy Black and Stanley Thompson

Machinery Selection and Crop Planning on a State Farm in Iraq pp. 544-549

Abdulla Danok, Bruce McCarl and T. Kelley White

How Farmers Viewed Farm and Food Policy Issues Compared with Selected Provisions of the 1977 Agricultural Act pp. 550-554

Harold D. Guither and Bob F. Jones

Landspreading: An Alternative for Sludge Disposal pp. 555-558

Stephen L. Ott and D. Lynn Forster

The Welfare Effects of Erosion Controls, Banning Pesticides, and Limiting Fertilizer Application in the Corn Belt: Comment pp. 559

Clayton Ogg

The Welfare Effects of Erosion Controls, Banning Pesticides, and Limiting Fertilizer Application in the Corn Belt: Reply pp. 560-561

C. Robert Taylor and Klaus K. Frohberg

Buchanan, James S. Freedom in Constitutional Contract: Perspectives of a Political Economist. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1977, xii + 311 pp., $13.50 pp. 562-563

Alan Randall

Anderson, Lee G. The Economics of Fisheries Management. Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977, xviii + 214 pp., $14.00 pp. 562

R. Bruce Rettig

Gibbons, Boyd. Wye Island: Outsiders, Insiders, and Resistence to Change. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977, xiii + 227 pp., $10.95 pp. 564-565

Paul Barkeley

Maddala, G. S. Econometrics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1977, xii + 516 pp., $19.50 pp. 565-566

William G. Tomek

Papageorgiou, George J., ed, Mathematical Land Use Theory. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, D. C. Heath Co., 1976, xx + 307 pp., $27.50 pp. 566-567

Ronald A. Oliveira

Volume 60, issue 2, 1978

Oligopoly Pricing in the World Wheat Market pp. 173-185

Chris M. Alaouze, A. S. Watson and N. H. Sturgess

The 1973 Food Price Inflation pp. 186-196

Albert Eckstein and Dale Heien

Factor Intensities and Locational Linkages of Rural Consumption Patterns in Sierra Leone pp. 197-206

Robert King and Derek Byerlee

Water Utilization and Reallocation in Chile: A Study of the Pirque Valley pp. 207-213

Loren L. Parks and David E. Hansen

Rural Banks and Farm Loan Participation pp. 214-224

Peter J. Barry

The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977: Issues and Decisions pp. 225-235

R. G. F. Spitze

Microeconomics of Technical Change: What's a Better Animal Worth? pp. 236-240

George W. Ladd and Craig Gibson

Measurement of Economic Uncertainty in Public Water Resource Development: An Extension pp. 241-244

Lloyd J. Mercer and W. Douglas Morgan

The Formulation of Price Expectations: An Empirical Test of Theoretical Models pp. 245-248

B. S. Fisher and Carolyn Tanner

Teaching Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty to Farmers pp. 249-253

John Holt and Kim B. Anderson

Adjustments in a Farm Business in Response to an Energy Crisis pp. 254-258

Robert Burton and R. G. Kline

The Tradeoff between Expected Return and Risk Among Cornbelt Farmers pp. 259-263

Lars Brink and Bruce McCarl

Schooling and the Agricultural Minimum Wage pp. 264-268

H. F. Gallasch and Bruce Gardner

On the Foundations of Intertemporal Choice pp. 269-275

John Ferejohn and Talbot Page

Adaptive Economics and Natural Resources Policy pp. 276-283

Richard H. Day

Scarcity and Growth Reconsidered pp. 284-289

V. Smith

Proceedings: Discussion pp. 290-292

Alan Randall

Appropriate Technology for U.S. Agriculture: Are Small Farms the Coming Thing? Introductory Comments pp. 293-294

Otto C. Doering

How is Scale and Structure Determined in Agriculture? pp. 295-302

B. Delworth Gardner and Rulon D. Pope

Some Questions of Value and Scale in American Agriculture pp. 303-308

Philip Raup

Some Nonfarm Effects of Changes in Agricultural Technology pp. 309-315

Paul W. Barkley

Proceedings: Discussion pp. 316-321

Jerry A. Moles

Time Allocation in Rural Philippine Households pp. 322-330

Robert E. Evenson

Household Allocation of Voluntary Labor in the Production of Fire Protection: Minnesota Evidence pp. 331-337

Thomas Stinson

The Demand for Home-Produced Food by Rural Families pp. 338-344

Henry Kinnucan and Benjamin Sexauer

Proceedings: Discussion pp. 345-347

Robert T. Michael

Proceedings: Discussion pp. 348-350

Barbara S. Zoloth

Martin, Lee R., ed. A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Vol. 1. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1977, 540 pp., $25.00. $18.00 to AAEA members through 31 May 1979 pp. 351-353

James P. Houck

Note from the Book Review Editor pp. 351

Herbert H. Stoevener

A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Vol. 1 pp. 353-356

C. B. Baker

A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Vol. 1 pp. 356-359

B. Delworth Gardner

Volume 60, issue 1, 1978

Property Rights and the Potitical Economy of Resource Scarcity pp. 1-9

Emery N. Castle

Endangered Species and Uncertainty: The Economics of a Safe Minimum Standard pp. 10-18

Richard C. Bishop

Systems of Land Tenure, Allocative Efficiency, and Economic Development pp. 19-28

P. C. Ip and C. W. Stahl

Macroeconomic Policy, Investment, and Urban Unemployment in Less Developed Countries pp. 29-36

Walter Haessel

Agriculture's Three Economies in a Changing Resource Environment pp. 37-47

Harold F. Breimyer

Supply Shifts and the Size of Research Benefits pp. 48-58

R. K. Lindner and F. G. Jarrett

Japanese Agricultural Distortions and Their Welfare Value pp. 59-64

Malcolm D. Bale and Bruce L. Greenshields

A Model for Evaluating the Effects of Thai Government Taxation of Rice Exports on Trade and Welfare pp. 65-73

Chung Ming Wong

Welfare Implications of Grain Price Stabilization: Some Empirical Evidence for the United States pp. 74-84

Panos A. Konandreas and Andrew Schmitz

The Impact of Technical Change on Income Distribution: The Case of Rice in Colombia pp. 85-92

Grant Scobie and Rafael Posada T.

Alternative Estimates of Static and Dynamic Demand Systems for Canada pp. 93-107

Richard Green, Zuhair A. Hassan and S. R. Johnson

Food Distribution and Food Stamp Program Effects on Food Consumption and Nutritional "Achievement" of Low Income Persons in Kern County, California pp. 108-116

Sylvia Lane

Monthly Steer and Heifer Supply pp. 117-125

Glenn Nelson and Thomas Spreen

Effects of Protein and Fat Pricing on Farm Milk Prices for the Five Major U.S. Dairy Breeds pp. 126-131

Blair J. Smith and Stephen D. Snyder

Insulating Trade Policies, Inventories, and Wheat Price Stability pp. 132-134

Thomas Grennes, Paul R. Johnson and Marie Thursby

Impact of Alternative Remote Access Computer Systems on Extension Programs pp. 135-139

Eddy L. LaDue

An Assessment of Suffolk County's Farmland Preservation Program pp. 140-143

William G. Lesher and Doyle A. Eiler

U.S. Agricultural Production Capacity: Comment pp. 144-147

Pierre Crosson

Possible Implications of Voids in USDA Cattle Slaughter Data: Comment pp. 148-150

Enrique Ospina and C. Shumway

A Note from the Editor pp. 151

V. James Rhodes

Anderson, Jock R., John L. Dillon, and J. Brian Hardaker. Agricultural Decision Analysis. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1977, 344 pp., $17.50 pp. 152-153

Gerald A. Carlson

Arndt, Thomas M., Dana G. Dalrymple, and Vernon W. Ruttan, eds. Resource Allocation and Productivity in National and International Agricultural Research. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1977, xxvii + 617 pp., $25.00 pp. 153-154

Grant Scobie

Downing, Paul B., ed. Local Public Service Pricing Policies and Their Effect on Urban Spatial Structure. Vancouver, Canada: British Columbia Institute for Economic Policy Analysis, University of British Columbia Press, 1977, xvi + 461 pp., $9.95 pp. 154-155

Melville McMillan

Ervin, David, James Fitch, Kenneth Godwin, Bruce Shepard, and Herbert Stoevener. Land Use Control: Evaluating Economic and Political Effects. Cambridge, Mass.: Ballinger Publishing Co., 1977, 184 pp., $17.50 pp. 156-157

Lawrence W. Libby

Halcrow, Harold G.Food Policy for America. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1977, x + 545 pp., $19.50 pp. 157-158

K. L. Robinson

Maxwell, James A., and J. Richard Aronson. Financing State and Local Governments. 3rd ed., Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1977, xvi + 290 pp., $10.95, $4.95 paper pp. 158-159

Bruce A. Weber

Johnson, Ralph W., and Gardner M. Brown, Jr. Cleaning up Europe's Waters. Economics, Management, and Policies. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1976, xvi + 313 pp., $26.50 pp. 158

Bruno Frey

Tweeten, Luther, and George Brinkman. Micropolitan Development. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1976, ix, 456 pp., $20.00 pp. 160-161

Philip Martin