American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Volume 47, issue 5, 1965

Agricultural Economics and Technical Aid in Foreign Development pp. 1079-1090

Kenneth L. Bachman

Present and Prospective Policy Problems of U.S. Agriculture: As Viewed by a Political Scientist pp. 1091-1115

Charles M. Hardin

Present and Prospective Policy Problems of U.S. Agriculture: As Viewed by an Economist pp. 1116-1129

James T. Bonnen

Resources and Productivity pp. 1130-1139

William Mackenzie

The Costs of and Returns to Farm Policy: A United States-Canadian Comparison pp. 1140-1151

John Floyd

Discussion: Comparing Effects of U.S. and Canadian Farm Policies pp. 1152-1159

Luther G. Tweeten

The Effects of Government Programs on Southern Cotton Production Since 1945 pp. 1160-1171

Leo V. Blakley

Discussion: The Effects of Government Programs on Southern Cotton Production Since 1945 pp. 1172-1174

Mark L. Fowler

Prospects for Southern Cotton Production and Its Place in the Regional Economy, 1965–1975 pp. 1175-1185

Charles R. Sayre

Discussion: Cotton and the Southern Economy, 1965–1975 pp. 1186-1189

Frank Lowenstein

Farmers' Perception of the Farm Problem pp. 1190-1196

Fred K. Hines, Delmar Hatesohl and Luther G. Tweeten

Leakages Reducing Employment and Income Multipliers in Labor-Surplus Rural Areas pp. 1197-1202

H. A. Wadsworth and J. M. Conrad

Implications of Alternative Cotton Acreage Allotment Levels pp. 1203-1207

Neil R. Martin, P. L. Strickland and Earl J. Partenheimer

Rates of Growth in Food Requirements during Economic Development pp. 1208-1212

Robert D. Stevens

Changes in the Income Distribution in Agriculture pp. 1213-1224

David H. Boyne

The Impact of Government Price and Income Programs on Income Distribution in Agriculture pp. 1225-1234

Kenneth L. Robinson

The Impact of Outmigration and Multiple Jobholding upon Income Distribution in Agriculture pp. 1235-1244

Arley D. Waldo

Political Pressures and Income Distribution in Agriculture pp. 1245-1251

Varden Fuller

The Benefits of Farm Programs: Incidence, Shifting, and Dissipation pp. 1252-1263

Mason Gaffney

Discussion: The Benefits of Farm Programs: Incidence, Shifting, and Dissipation pp. 1263-1264

Emery N. Castle

Land Values and Agricultural Income: A Paradox? pp. 1265-1273

Walter E. Chryst

Discussion: Land Values and Agricultural Income: A Paradox? pp. 1273-1277

Philip Raup

An Analysis of Bartlett Pear Prices pp. 1278-1287

John A. Edwards

A Dynamic Long-Run Model of the Livestock-Feed Sector pp. 1288-1305

Alvin C. Egbert and Shlomo Reutlinger

On the Distribution of Price Changes at a Bull Auction pp. 1306-1320

Stephen H. Sosnick

Discussion: Commodity Price Analysis pp. 1320-1322

Robert S. Firch

Competition in Food Retailing pp. 1323-1331

Bob R. Holdren

Concentration in Food Retailing pp. 1332-1346

Howard E. Morgan

Discussion: Competition and Concentration in Food Retailing pp. 1347-1351

George E. Brandow

Marketing Costs and Margins: Current Use in Agribusiness Market-Structure Analysis pp. 1352-1365

Ray A. Goldberg

Marketing Costs and Margins: New Perspectives in a Changing Economy pp. 1366-1376

Kenneth E. Ogren

Discussion: Marketing Costs and Margins pp. 1376-1380

Richard O. Been

Significance Levels—0.05, 0.01, or? pp. 1381-1385

Lester V. Manderscheid

Negotiated Pricing of Fluid Milk: Role of Federal Orders and Influence on Pricing Policies pp. 1386-1390

Robert L. Beck

Convenience Foods: The Relationship Between Sales Volume and Factors Influencing Demand pp. 1391-1394

Harry H. Harp

An Analysis of Adjustments Made by Local Livestock Marketing Agencies to Packers-and-Stockyards Regulation Prohibiting Service Charges pp. 1395-1399

Emerson M. Babb and Robert E. Schneidau

Operations Research Techniques in Farm Management: Survey and Appraisal pp. 1400-1414

Robert F. Hutton

Discussion: Operations Research Techniques in Farm Management: Survey and Appraisal pp. 1415-1417

Loren A. Ihnen

Operations Research Techniques in Farm Management: Potential Contribution pp. 1418-1426

Oscar R. Burt

Discussion: Operations Research Techniques in Farm Management: Potential Contribution pp. 1427-1432

W. H. M. Morris

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: Is It an Art or a Science? pp. 1433-1436

Myron P. Kelsey

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: How Can It Be Recognized? pp. 1437-1439

J. C. Headley

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: The Influence of Values and Goals pp. 1440-1442

M. E. Quenemoen

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: The Effect of Off-Farm Management Inputs pp. 1443-1445

Dale E. Butz

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: How Can It Be Improved? pp. 1446-1448

Aaron G. Nelson

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: How Can It Be Taught? pp. 1449-1451

Robert E. Rieck

The Management Factor in Commercial Agriculture: New Tools for the Manager pp. 1452-1456

Rex P. Kennedy

Labor Productivity in Beef Slaughter Plants pp. 1457-1461

Russell L. Gum and Samuel H. Logan

A Methodology for Estimating Production Parameters pp. 1462-1467

Fred H. Tyner and Luther G. Tweeten

Factors Related to Farmers' Use of Credit: Least-Squares Analysis of Sample Survey Data pp. 1468-1473

Emanuel Melichar

Economic Effects of Taking Parts of Farms for Flood-Control Reservoirs pp. 1474-1478

Paul W. Barkley

Desirable Requirements for Graduate Students Specializing in Quantitative Techniques pp. 1479-1485

A. N. Halter and W. G. Brown

Desirable Requirements for Graduate Students Not Specializing in Quantitative Techniques pp. 1486-1496

Joseph Havlicek

Have We Gone Too Far? pp. 1497-1503

R. J. Hildreth

Teaching Problems in "Growing" Departments of Agricultural Economics Abroad—A Neglected Research Area pp. 1504-1509

Milton M. Snodgrass

A Look at the Future of Agricultural Economics pp. 1510-1514

D. Lee Bawden

Extension Education with Marketing Firms: An Analysis of the Future pp. 1515-1519

B. W. Marion and R. W. Skinner

Nonparametric Statistics in Marketing Research pp. 1520-1523

Robert L. Beck

A New Area Sampling Frame and Its Uses pp. 1524-1533

Harold F. Huddleston

Joint Use of Different Sampling Frames pp. 1534-1539

Charles E. Caudill

Discussion: Sampling Frames for Collection of Agricultural Statistics pp. 1539-1541

V. I. West

Discussion: Sampling Frames for Collection of Agricultural Statistics pp. 1542-1544

H. O. Hartley

The Contribution of the Economic Classification of Farms to the Understanding of American Agriculture pp. 1545-1554

Radoje Nikolitch and Dean E. McKee

Problems and Limitations Due to Criteria Used for Economic Classification of Farms pp. 1555-1564

Delane E. Welsch and Donald S. Moore

Problems Relating to Criteria for Classification of Farms pp. 1565-1571

Ray Hurley

Input-Output Models and Benefit-Cost Analysis in Water Resources Research pp. 1572-1579

H. H. Stoevener and E. N. Castle

Discussion: Input-Output Models and Benefit-Cost Analysis in Water Resources Research pp. 1580-1582

William B. Lord

The Input-Output Model and Regional Water Management pp. 1583-1591

L. M. Hartman

Discussion: The Input-Output Model and Regional Water Management pp. 1591-1593

J. Dean Jansma

Impact of Beef Imports on the U.S. Beef Industry pp. 1594-1600

Verel W. Benson

American Farm Economic Association Reports and Minutes 1964–65 pp. 1601-1634

C. D. Kearl, David L. Call, John C. Redman, Ronald L. Mighell, R. J. Hildreth, Leo V. Blakley, Cecil Maynard, Carroll V. Hess, Herman M. Southworth, R. G. F. Spitze, Harry C. Trelogan, Melvin R. Janssen and John O. Gerald

Volume 47, issue 4, 1965

The United Nations, Agriculture, and the World Economic Revolution pp. 889-899

Gunnar Myrdal

Response to Economic Incentive by Abakaliki Rice Farmers in Eastern Nigeria pp. 900-914

Delane E. Welsch

Fertilizer Supply and Grain Production in Communist China pp. 915-932

Jung-Chao Liu

A Further Case for Unregulated Truck Transportation pp. 933-947

W. Miklius and D. B. DeLoach

Development of Inventory Models to Determine Feed Reserves for Beef-Cattle Production under Unstable Climatic Conditions pp. 948-962

M. Afzal, J. H. McCoy and F. Orazem

Adjusting Dynamic Models to Improve Their Predictive Ability pp. 963-972

Richard J. Crom and Wilbur R. Maki

A Method of Comparing Contract Proposals for Broiler-Chicken Production pp. 973-978

Ewell Paul Roy

Demand for U.S. Soybeans in the European Common Market: A Case for Optimism pp. 979-992

Reynold P. Dahl

Government Grain Programs of Canada, Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom pp. 993-1008

Carl F. Wehrwein

Income and Price Policy in Swedish Agriculture Since World War II pp. 1009-1017

Lars G. Sandberg

Opportunities in Economics Education with Marketing Firms pp. 1018-1020

C. Phillip Baumel and Lee R. Kolmer

Public Investment in Agricultural Research and Education: Some Comments pp. 1020-1022

Dana G. Dalrymple

The Farm Labor Income Numbers Game pp. 1022-1024

Ernest W. Grove

Some Issues in the Training of Asian Agricultural Economics Graduate Students in the United States pp. 1024-1026

Vernon Ruttan and A. M. Weisblat

Reflections on the Twelfth IAAE Conference pp. 1026-1029

R. G. F. Spitze

Boot, John C. G., Quadratic Programming, Amsterdam, North-Holland Publishing Company, 1964, xvii + 214 pp. ($6.50) pp. 1030-1031

Clark Edwards

Bublot, Georges, L'Exploitation Agricole, Economie-Gestion-Analyse, Louvain, Editions Nauwelaerts, 1965, 648 pp. (560 Francs Belges) pp. 1031-1032

Bernard Oury

Henderson, James M., and Anne O. Krueger, National Growth and Economic Change in the Upper Midwest, Minneapolis, The University of Minnesota Press, 1965, xiii + 231 pp. ($7.50) pp. 1032-1034

John L. Fischer

Kneese, Allen V., The Economics of Regional Water Quality Management, Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1964, xii + 215 pp. ($5.00) pp. 1034-1036

Irving Hoch

Mundlak, Yair, An Economic Analysis of Established Family Farms in Israel, 1953–1958, Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post Press, 1964, xv + 172 pp. (IL 3.) pp. 1036-1038

Max R. Langham

Ruttan, Vernon W., The Economic Demand for Irrigated Acreage: New Methodology and Some Preliminary Projections, 1954–1980, Baltimore, published for Resources for the Future, Inc., by Johns Hopkins Press, 1965, xi + 139 pp. ($4.00) pp. 1038-1040

M. M. Kelso

Smith, Stephen C., and Emery N. Castle (eds.), Economics and Public Policy in Water Resource Development, Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1964, vii + 463 pp. ($4.95) pp. 1040-1042

Raymond D. Vlasin

Sorenson, Vernon L. (ed.), Agricultural Market Analysis, East Lansing, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Michigan State University, 1964, xi + 344 pp. ($7.00) pp. 1042-1044

Leo V. Blakley and Nellis A. Briscoe

Volume 47, issue 3, 1965

From the Editorial Staff pp. iv

J.N.

Agricultural Economics in the Decade Ahead pp. 521-528

R. G. Bressler

Foreign Language Requirements in Ph.D. Programs in Agricultural Economics pp. 529-541

Eldon D. Smith

The Market Mechanism, Externalities, and Land Economics pp. 542-556

Emery N. Castle

Use of Simulation in Evaluating Management Policies under Uncertainty: Application to a Large Scale Ranch pp. 557-573

A. N. Halter and G. W. Dean

Simulation: A Tool for Farm Planning under Conditions of Weather Uncertainty pp. 574-594

Pinhas Zusman and Amotz Amiad

Alternative Programming Models Involving Uncertainty pp. 595-610

William C. Merrill

Allocation Efficiency in a Traditional Indian Agriculture pp. 611-624

W. David Hopper

Producer Response to Technological Change in West Pakistan pp. 625-633

Daniel W. Sturt

Rural Development through Regional Planning in Israel pp. 634-651

Raanan Weitz

Land Reform under the Alliance for Progress pp. 652-668

Ernest Feder

Maximum Profit Livestock Rations That Include Wheat pp. 669-680

E. E. Weeks

Selection of Representative Benchmark Farms for Supply Estimation pp. 681-695

Seamus J. Sheehy and R. H. McAlexander

Aggregation Bias and Four Methods of Summing Farm Supply Functions pp. 696-700

George E. Frick and Richard A. Andrews

Estimation and Aggregation of Firm Supply Functions pp. 701-712

Randolph Barker and Bernard F. Stanton

Probability Distributions of Field Crop Yields pp. 713-741

Richard H. Day

On Estimating the Transition Probabilities of a Markov Process pp. 742-762

T. C. Lee, George Judge and T. Takayama

Alternative Formulations of the Transhipment Problem pp. 763-773

Verner G. Hurt and Thomas E. Tramel

The Effect of Length of Run on Measured Demand Elasticities pp. 774-788

E. C. Pasour and R. A. Schrimper

The Relationship of Direct Price Flexibilities to Direct Price Elasticities pp. 789-792

James P. Houck

Changes in Price Elasticities of Demand for Beef, Pork, and Broilers pp. 793-802

William G. Tomek

Short-Run Price Effects of a Structural Change in a Terminal Market for Hogs pp. 803-812

Harold G. Love and D. Milton Shuffett

Farmer Participation in the Social Security Program pp. 813-823

Moses Lukaczer

Evaluating Agricultural Economics Extension Teaching pp. 824-833

Robert E. Rieck

Closer Cooperation between Research and Extension pp. 834-837

J. B. Wyckoff

Tensions between Research and Extension Workers—Three Hypotheses pp. 838-840

R. J. Hildreth

Appropriate Methods for Estimating the Short-Run Elasticity of Supply for Milk pp. 840-843

Randolph Barker

An Appraisal of a Critical Appraisal pp. 843-844

William G. Brown

Current Status of Agricultural Economics as a Science pp. 844-846

William J. Donovan

Basic Research in a Quasi Science pp. 846-848

Ernest W. Grove

Is Agricultural Economics a Science? pp. 848-849

Ronald L. Mighell

Agricultural Economics is an Inexact Science pp. 849-851

Edward I. Reinsel

Science, Art, and Agricultural Economics pp. 851-852

Allan Schmid

Agricultural Economics: Predictive or Prescriptive pp. 852-854

R. G. F. Spitze

The Author's Last Word—for Now! pp. 854-857

M. M. Kelso

Balassa, Bela, Trade Prospects for Developing Countries, Homewood, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1964, pp. viii, 450. ($9.50) pp. 858-860

Donald Kaldor

Katona, George, The Mass Consumption Society, New York, McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. viii, 343. ($7.95) pp. 860-862

V. James Rhodes

Schipper, Lewis, Consumer Discretionary Behavior; A Comparative Study in Alternative Methods of Empirical Research, Amsterdam, North Holland Publishing Company, 1964, pp. xxiv, 98. ($3.00) pp. 862-864

George Judge

Singer, Hans W., International Development: Growth and Change, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1964, pp. xiv, 295. ($7.50) pp. 864-866

Lawrence Witt

Tracy, Michael, Agriculture in Western Europe, New York, Frederick A. Praeger, 1964, pp. 415. ($10.00) pp. 866-868

Murray R. Benedict

Volume 47, issue 2, 1965

From the Editorial Staff— pp. iv

J.N.

Mathematics and Statistics in Graduate Agricultural Economics Training pp. 189-206

G. S. Tolley and H. W. Grubb

The Income Structure of by Economic Class pp. 207-221

Luther G. Tweeten

State Variations in Farm Program Payments pp. 222-233

Ernest W. Grove

Geographic Distribution of Research Costs and Benefits pp. 234-241

Robert Latimer and Don Paarlberg

The Social Cost of the Tobacco Program pp. 242-255

Paul R. Johnson

Some Responses of Rice Farmers to the Package Program in Tanjore District, India pp. 256-269

Carl C. Malone

Allowing for Weather in Crop Production Model Building pp. 270-283

Bernard Oury

An Algebraic Procedure for Separating Total Reported State Milk Supplies into Grade A and Non-Grade A Components pp. 284-286

Blair J. Smith

Optimum Plant Numbers and Locations for Multiple Product Processing pp. 287-295

Leo Polopolus

Pricing in Kentucky Fertilizer Markets pp. 296-310

James E. Berry, Eldon D. Smith and Robert W. Rudd

Relation between the Pattern of Use and the Future Output from a Flow Resource pp. 311-323

Richard J. McConnen

Optimal Replacement under Risk pp. 324-346

Oscar R. Burt

The Structure and Productivity of Brazilian Agriculture pp. 347-361

William H. Nicholis and Ruy Miller Paiva

Discussion: The Structure and Productivity of Brazilian Agriculture pp. 362-364

D. Woods Thomas

Strategy for Agriculture in Development pp. 365-379

Bruce F. Johnston and G. S. Tolley

Discussion: Strategy for Agriculture in Development pp. 379-383

Clifton R. Wharton

Aggregate and Regional Supply Functions for Ghanaian Cocoa, 1946–1962 pp. 384-401

Merrill J. Bateman

Economic Analysis and African Responses to Price pp. 402-409

Edwin R. Dean

Cocoa: A Study of Demand Elasticities in the Five Leading Consuming Countries, 1950–1961 pp. 410-417

Jere Behrman

Discussion: Measuring Supply and Demand in Underdeveloped Agriculture pp. 418-420

George Judge

Economic Implications of Market Orientation pp. 421-427

Hugh L. Moore and Gorham Hussey

Discussion: Economic Implications of Market Orientation pp. 428-432

Norton E. Smith

Competition in the Affluent Society pp. 433-444

William W. Tongue

Discussion: Competition in the Affluent Society pp. 445-446

Max E. Brunk

Some Observations of an Ex Economic Advisor: Or What I Learned in Washington pp. 447-461

Willard Cochrane

Mission Oriented Research pp. 462-463

Ernest W. Grove

Should Universities have a Monopoly on Brains? pp. 463-464

Frederick V. Waugh

On Classifying Our Kind pp. 464-465

Harold F. Breimyer

Market Structure Research —How and for What? pp. 465-467

Frank J. Smith and Dale C. Dahl

Corn-Hog Ratio is Poor Indicator of Hog Profits pp. 467-468

R. H. Blosser

Area Development: Observations on a Failure pp. 468-470

James G. Yoho and Allan Schmid

Transfer Cost Concavity in Stollsteimer's Plant Location Model pp. 470-472

Irving Hoch

Boon, G. K., Economie Choice of Human and Physical Factors in Production, Amsterdam, North-Holland Publishing Company, 1964, pp. xviii, 332. ($9.80) pp. 473-475

Earl R. Swanson

Bowman, Mary Jean and W. Warren Haynes, Resources and People in East Kentucky: Problems and Potentials of a Lagging Economy, published for Resources for the Future, Inc., Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1963, pp. xxiv, 448. ($10.00) pp. 475-477

Curtis F. Lard

Clawson, Marion (Editor), Natural Resources and International Development, published for Resources for the Future, Inc., Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1964, pp. xi, 462. ($7.50) pp. 477-479

W. W. McPherson

Copp, James H. (Editor), Our Changing Rural Society: Perspectives and Trends, Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1964, pp. x, 354. ($4.95) pp. 479-480

Alvin L. Bertrand

Fei, John C. H. and Gustav Ranis, Development of the Labor Surplus Economy: Theory and Policy, The Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 1964, pp. x, 324. ($8.50) pp. 480-482

William O. Jones

Harbison, Frederick and Charles A. Myers, Education, Manpower and Economic Growth: Strategies of Human Resource Development, New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1964, pp. xiii, 229. ( $7.50) pp. 483-484

Lee R. Martin

Meier, Gerald M., Leading Issues in Development Economics, New York, Oxford University Press, 1964, pp. xiii, 572, indexed. ( $7.00 ) pp. 484-487

Kenneth H. Parsons

Taylor, Lee and Arthur R. Jones, Jr., Rural Life and Urbanized Society, New York, Oxford University Press, 1964, pp. xiv, 493. ( $7.50) pp. 487-488

Everett M. Rogers

Volume 47, issue 1, 1965

From the Editorial Staff— pp. iv

J.N.

A Critical Appraisal of Agricultural Economics in the Mid-Sixties pp. 1-16

M. M. Kelso

Reflections on Teaching and Learning in Colleges of Agriculture pp. 17-22

Theodore Schultz

The Managerial Factor and Research on Decision Making in Agricultural Marketing Firms pp. 23-35

Charles E. French

On Benefits of Agricultural Marketing Research pp. 36-50

Harry C. Trelogan and Norman Townsend-Zellner

U. K. Grain Agreement: Format for an International Grain Agreement? pp. 51-59

Carroll G. Brunthaver

Government Purchase of Crop Limiting Easements as a Means of Reducing Production pp. 60-73

Milton E. Griffing and Loyd K. Fischer

Potential Mobility in Agriculture: Some Reasons for the Existence of a Labor-Transfer Problem pp. 74-82

H. W. Baumgartner

Allocating Farm Resources between Farm and Nonfarm Uses pp. 83-92

John E. Lee

Short-Run Elasticities of Supply for Milk pp. 93-104

Paul L. Kelley and Dale A. Knight

Stochastic Fertilizer Production Functions for Continuous Corn pp. 105-119

Wayne A. Fuller

Role of Agriculture in Economic Development—A Review pp. 120-131

Lawrence W. Witt

Some Structural Characteristics of the Venezuelan Milk Industry pp. 132-147

Hugh L. Cook

Public Land Policy Review Offers Challenge to Land Economics Research pp. 148-150

Karl S. Landstrom

What Did Our Readers Mean? pp. 150-151

Bernard R. Hoffnar

What Do Our Readers Want? pp. 151-152

Carl F. Wehrwein

Limitations of Mathematical Methods pp. 152-153

Norris T. Pritchard

Surplus Disposal and Supply Control: A Comment pp. 153-155

D. I. Bateman

Goldberger, Arthur S., Econometric Theory, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1964, pp. xii, 399. ($10.95) pp. 156-158

Carl Christ

Heady, Earl O. and Luther G. Tweeten, Resource Demand and Structure of the Agricultural Industry, Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1963, pp. ix, 515. ($8.50) pp. 158-160

C. O. McCorkle

Iowa State University Center for Agricultural and Economic Development, Farm Goals in Conflict—Family Farm, Income, Freedom, Security, Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1964, pp. x, 251. ($4.95) pp. 160-162

A. N. Halter

Roy, Ewell Paul, Cooperatives: Today and Tomorrow, Danville, Illinois, The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., 1964, pp. xii, 590. ($6.75) pp. 162-164

Henry A. Homme and R. S. Boal

Wright, Gordon, Rural Revolution in France: The Peasantry in the Twentieth Century, California, Stanford University Press, 1964, pp. viii, 271. ($6.00) pp. 164-166

Charles M. Hardin