American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Volume 42, issue 5, 1960

Higher Education and Agricultural Economics: A Critical Appraisal pp. 969-990

William Nicholls

The Fiftieth Year Celebration Continued: Welcoming Remarks pp. 991-993

W. Robert Parks

An Historian Looks at the Past Fifty Years of the Agricultural Economics Profession pp. 994-1006

Vernon Carstensen

An Economist Looks at the Next Fifty Years of the Profession pp. 1007-1018

Willard F. Mueller

Value of U.S. Farm Surpluses to Underdeveloped Countries pp. 1019-1030

Theodore Schultz

Impact and Implications of Foreign Surplus Disposal on Underdeveloped Economies—The Indian Perspective pp. 1031-1042

S. R. Sen

Discussion: Impact and Implications of Foreign Surplus Disposal on Underdeveloped Economies pp. 1042-1045

R. O. Olson

Discussion: Impact and Implications of Foreign Surplus Disposal on Underdeveloped Economies pp. 1046-1051

Lawrence Witt

The Competitor'Perspective pp. 1052-1062

Erik Mortensen

Impact and Implications of Foreign Surplus Disposal on Developed Economies and Foreign Competitors: The International Perspective pp. 1063-1077

Mordecai Ezekiel

Discussion: Impact and Implications of Foreign Surplus Disposal on Developed Economies and Foreign Competitors pp. 1077-1081

Max Myers

Discussion: Impact of Surplus Disposal on Foreign Competitors and the International Perspective on Surplus Disposal pp. 1081-1083

R. L. Kristjanson

The McNary-Haugen Episode and the Triple-a pp. 1084-1093

Gilbert C. Fite

The U. S. Department of Agriculture as an Instrument of Public Policy: In Retrospect and in Prospect pp. 1094-1103

Bushrod W. Allin

Discussion: The U. S. Department of Agriculture as an Instrument of Public Policy pp. 1103-1107

Richard S. Kirkendall

Discussion: The Past is Prologue; What Are the Prospects? pp. 1107-1113

Ross B. Talbot

The Center: A Description pp. 1114-1123

J. Carroll Bottum

The Center for Agricultural and Economic Adjustment: An Appraisal pp. 1124-1132

John A. Schnittker

Discussion: The Iowa Center for Agricultural and Economic Adjustment pp. 1132-1135

Raymond J. Penn

Discussion: The Iowa Center for Agricultural and Economic Adjustment pp. 1135-1138

Carl Hamilton

Achieving an Integrated Program pp. 1139-1151

C. B. Ratchford

Developing an Integrated Extension Program on Agricultural Adjustment Problems—The Production Viewpoint pp. 1151-1157

John O. Dunbar

Developing an Integrated Extension Program on Agricultural Adjustment Problems—The Marketing Viewpoint pp. 1157-1162

D. Upton Livermore

Developing an Integrated Extension Program on Agricultural Adjustment Problems—The Public Policy Viewpoint pp. 1162-1166

M. D. Thomas

Supply Control: Ideas, Implications, and Measures pp. 1167-1180

G. E. Brandow

Supply Control: Farmers Union View pp. 1180-1182

J. A. Baker

Comprehensive Supply Control: The Farm Bureau Viewpoint pp. 1182-1190

W. E. Hamilton

Potentialities and Limitations of Comprehensive Supply Control: An Independent Viewpoint pp. 1190-1195

D. E. Hathaway

The Rural Development Program and Underemployment in Agriculture pp. 1196-1206

C. E. Bishop

Discussion: The Rural Development Program and Underemployment in Agriculture pp. 1206-1209

Ernest J. Nesius

The Role of Investment in Human and Community Capital pp. 1210-1221

Lee R. Martin

Discussion: The Role of Investment in Human and Community Capital pp. 1221-1227

Raj Krishna

The Superior Market Power of Food Processing and Agricultural Supply Firms—Its Relation to the Farm Problem pp. 1228-1247

Robert F. Lanzillotti

Discussion: The Superior Market Power of Food Processing and Agricultural Supply Firms—Its Relationship to the Farm Problem pp. 1247-1251

S. Kent Christensen

Discussion: The Relative Market Power of Farm Machinery Manufacturers pp. 1252-1255

George R. Slater

Discussion: Market Power in the Meat Packing Industry pp. 1256-1264

Elliott S. Clifton

Integration in Practice—The Broiler Case pp. 1265-1274

W. R. Henry and Robert Raunikar

Discussion: Integration in Practice—The Broiler Case pp. 1274-1279

Ewell P. Roy

Integration in Theory with an Application to Hogs pp. 1280-1293

O. P. Blaich

Discussion: Integration in Theory with an Application to Hogs pp. 1293-1296

Frank H. Maier

The Comparative Advantage Aspects pp. 1297-1310

Charles E. French and Earl W. Kehrberg

Discussion: The Comparative Advantage Aspects of the Conflict pp. 1310-1312

Irving F. Fellows

The Midwest-Eastern Seaboard Conflict of Interest in the Production and Distribution of Milk: The Role of Market Structures and Other Institutional Arrangements pp. 1313-1327

Irving Dubov and M. Lloyd Downen

Discussion: The Role of Market Structures and Other Institutional Arrangements pp. 1327-1331

Linley E. Juers

Price and Assessment Guides to Western Water Allocation pp. 1332-1344

Karl Gertel and Nathaniel Wollman

Legal and Institutional Controls in Water Allocation pp. 1345-1358

Stephen C. Smith

Discussion: Rural-Urban Competition for Water pp. 1359-1363

David J. Allee

Discussion: Rural-Urban Competition for Water pp. 1363-1366

Mason Gaffney

The Organization and Structure of Some Representative Farms in 1975 pp. 1367-1379

H. L. Stewart

Financing Representative Farms in 1975 pp. 1380-1390

Aaron G. Nelson

Discussion: The Farm of the Future pp. 1390-1394

D. C. Myrick

Discussion: The Farm of the Future pp. 1394-1397

Howard W. Ottoson

The New USDA Index of Inputs pp. 1398-1410

Glen T. Barton and Donald D. Durost

Measuring Inputs in Agriculture: A Critical Survey pp. 1411-1427

Zvi Griliches

Discussion: Measuring Input Changes in Agriculture pp. 1427-1430

Robert H. Masucci

Discussion: Measuring Input Changes in Agriculture pp. 1430-1433

B. D. Gardner

Analysis of Variance and Covariance pp. 1434-1439

Arnold Grandage

Linear Programming on High Speed Computers pp. 1439-1444

Rudolf J. Freund

Systems of Simultaneous Equations on the IBM 704 and 709 pp. 1445-1449

Harry Eisenpress and Richard J. Foote

Regression and Systems of Equations Analysis on the IBM-650 pp. 1450-1458

Harlow W. Halvorson

The Identification of Problems in Agricultural Economics Research pp. 1459-1471

A. N. Halter

Discussion: The Identification of Problems in Agricultural Economics Research pp. 1471-1474

W. B. Back

Are Agricultural Economists Becoming Mechanics? pp. 1475-1482

Howard E. Conklin

Discussion: Are Agricultural Economists Becoming Mechanics? pp. 1483-1486

Earl R. Swanson

Reorienting the Training of Agricultural Economists in Conformity with Changing Research Needs pp. 1487-1488

Alan R. Bird

Foundation and Fashions in Farm Management Teaching pp. 1488-1489

A. B. Lewis

Designing the Agricultural Business Curriculum pp. 1489-1491

Lester V. Manderscheid

Goals of Education and Their Relation to Agricultural Economics Curricula pp. 1491-1492

Allen B. Richards

The Effect of Split Appointments on Undergraduate Teaching pp. 1493-1494

Milton M. Snodgrass

Proposals for Improving College Teaching pp. 1494-1496

Loyd K. Fischer and Robert M. Finley

Some Training Needs of Extension Workers in Farm Management and Production Economics pp. 1496-1497

E. P. Callahan

The Incorporation of Farms and Ranches—A Technological Breakthrough in Agricultural "Financial-Legal" Management pp. 1498-1500

Deon W. Hubbard

The Probable Role of Large-Scale Landlords in Farm Tenancy Improvement pp. 1500-1501

Russell L. Berry

Operation of the Irrigation Water Rental Market in the South Platte Basin pp. 1501-1502

Raymond L. Anderson

Natural Resources and Economic Growth pp. 1503-1504

Raleigh Barlowe

Conservation and Agriculture Adjustment—Competitive or Complementary? pp. 1504-1507

Melvin G. Blase

Withdrawal of Resources Out of Agriculture in an Expanding Urban-Industrial Economy pp. 1508-1509

Marvin W. Kottke

Heterogeneity in Agriculture: Impediment to Definition of the Farm Problem pp. 1509-1510

Harold F. Breimyer

Nonfarm Inputs in Agricultural Production: A Research Proposal pp. 1511-1512

Marshall Harris

Consideration of Time and Carryover Effects in Milk Production Functions pp. 1512-1514

Gerald W. Dean

Where Tenants May Profit By Seeding Cropland to Grass pp. 1514-1516

Harry G. Sitler

Estimating Labor Requirements—A Broiler Production Example pp. 1516-1517

James A. Seagraves

Economic Implications of Drought Probabilities for Humid Area Irrigation pp. 1518-1519

Wayne F. Ehlers

Short-Run Demand and Supply Curves for Perishable Vegetables and Their Use in Analysis of Interregional Competition pp. 1520-1521

Donald E. Farris

Reflections on the Economic Implications of Short-Term Hog Feeding Programs in the Marketing Channel pp. 1522-1523

Thomas T. Stout

An Analysis of Response Variation Encountered with Selected Interviewing Techniques in Consumer Market Research pp. 1523-1525

Henry V. Courtenay and Robert E. Branson

Clothing Expenditures of Account-Keeping Illinois Farm Families, 1929–1958 pp. 1525-1526

Geitel Winakor

Relation of Profit Rates to Industry Structure in the Food Industries pp. 1526-1527

Lee F. Schrader and Norman R. Collins

Reports and Minutes pp. 1528-1549

Willard Cochrane, C. D. Kearl, K. S. Carpenter, C. W. Pierce, Herman M. Southworth, Leonard F. Miller, Fred H. Wiegmann, Walter H. Ebling and C. E. French

Volume 42, issue 4, 1960

Research on the Economics of Technological Change in American Agriculture pp. 735-754

Vernon Ruttan

Analytical Techniques Used in Determining the Optimum Replacement Pattern pp. 755-766

J. Edwin Faris

Some Considerations in Estimating Assembly Cost Functions for Agricultural Processing Operations pp. 767-778

Ben C. French

Output and Income Effects of Reducing the Farm Labor Force pp. 779-796

D. Johnson

The New Agricultural Protectionism and Its Effect on Trade Policy pp. 797-810

Leslie A. Wheeler

The Farm Problem: A Challenge to Social Invention pp. 811-826

Peter Dorner

Rural Local Government in Sparsely Populated Areas pp. 827-841

Clarence J. Hein

The Hog Cycle and the Cobweb Theorem pp. 842-853

Arthur A. Harlow

Uniform Grades and Standards, Product Differentiation and Product Development pp. 854-863

Paul L. Farris

The Dilemma of a Liberal Economist pp. 864-871

John W. Hicks

A Note on the Economic Development of East African Agriculture pp. 871-878

David Walker

A Note on "How the Marking of Beef Grades Was Obtained" pp. 878-886

Willard F. Williams

Reply to Williams pp. 887-890

V. James Rhodes

A Note on Analytical Models; The Need for Caution in Assumptions and Data Use pp. 890-895

Roy G. Stout

A Reply to: "A Note on Analytical Models" pp. 896

George Judge and T. D. Wallace

Some Difficulties with Empirical Results From Whole-Farm Cobb-Douglas-Type Production Functions pp. 897-904

John R. Hildebrand

Consequences of Acreage Adjustments on Corn-Belt Farms pp. 905-909

Jerry Fruin, C. B. Baker and V. I. West

Tolerance Interval for Multiple Regression pp. 910-920

John Y. Lu

Reflections on "Dynamic Programming Models" pp. 920-926

Wilfred Candler

Antitrust Policy, an Economic and Legal Analysis, Carl Kaysen and Donald F. Turner. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959. Pp. xxiii, 345. $7.50 pp. 933-938

Stephen H. Sosnick

The Design of Development, Jan Tinbergen, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1958. Pp. vi, 99. $2.50 pp. 938-940

Mordecai Ezekiel

Marketing Policies for Agriculture, James R. Bowring, Herman M. Southworth and Frederick V. Waugh. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1960. Pp. xi, 276. $7.95 (Trade Ed, Text, $5.95) pp. 940-942

Cecil N. Smith

Industrial Complex Analysis and Regional Development: A Case Study of Refinery-Petrochemical-Synthetic-Fiber Complexes and Puerto Rico, Walter Isard, Eugene Schooler, and Thomas Vietorisz. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1959. Pp. xvii, 294. $8.75 pp. 942-944

James M. Henderson

Elementary Mathematics of Linear Programming and Game Theory, Edward G. Bennion. East Lansing: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1960. Pp. xvi, 140. $5.00 pp. 944-946

Earl R. Swanson

Benefit-Cost Analysis and Water Pollution Control, R. J. Hammond. Stanford: Food Research Institute, Stanford University, 1960. Pp. xiii, 95. $1.00 pp. 946-949

Edward F. Renshaw

Volume 42, issue 3, 1960

The Analysis of Changes in Agricultural Supply: Problems and Approaches pp. 531-554

Marc Nerlove and Kenneth L. Bachman

Coordination and Vertical Expansion in Marketing Cooperatives pp. 555-566

John A. Jamison

A Framework for Rural Development pp. 567-575

J. K. McDermott

Grain Storage Rules pp. 576-595

Conrad Gislason

Computation of Variance Estimates for Marginal Physical Products and Marginal Rates of Substitution pp. 596-607

John P. Doll, Emil H. Jebe and Robert D. Munson

A "Unit Survey" Census in Southern Peru pp. 608-614

John C. Hobbes

Land Accumulation in the Turkish Çukurova pp. 615-628

John Hiltner

Reclamation under the Desert Land ACT, 1954–59 pp. 629-638

Karl S. Landstrom

Farm Programs for Farm Incomes pp. 639-650

Geoffrey Shepherd

The Role of Problem Recognition in Managerial Adjustments pp. 650-659

John E. Lee and E. D. Chastain

Demonstration Effects on Production pp. 659-663

Rufus B. Hughes

Rise and Decline of a Cash Crop in an Indian Village pp. 663-666

Brij Raj Chauhan

Cost Allocation and the Detection of Unprofitable Ventures pp. 666-675

Victor E. Smith and C. S. Barnard

Fertilizer Demand in the South Atlantic and East North Central Regions pp. 676-686

John R. Brake

Farm Income Tax Compliance pp. 686-692

Wayland D. Gardner

Pupil Response to Changes in School Milk Prices in Wisconsin pp. 692-698

Harlow W. Halvorson and Hugh L. Cook

Problems of Response Bias in Collecting Milk Consumption Data from School Children pp. 699-703

William S. Hoofnagle and Kenneth E. Anderson

Economics for Agriculture. Selected Writings of John D. Black, James, Pierce Cavin, Editor. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959. Pp. xi, 719. $12.00 pp. 714-716

Karl Brandt

Agriculture and Urban Growth (A Study of the Competition for Rural Land), G. P. Wibberley. London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1959. pp. 240. 21s. net pp. 716-718

John H. Sitterley

The Welfare State in New Zealand, John B. Condliffe. London: Ruskin House, George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 1959. Pp. 396. 30s pp. 718-720

Jimmye Hillman

Agricultural Marketing Policies, G. R. Allen. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1959. Pp. xii, 336. 42s pp. 720-722

L. B. Fletcher

Fundamentals of Forestry Economics, William A. Duerr. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1960. Pp. xii, 579. $9.50 pp. 722-724

G. R. Gregory

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics, Robert V. Hogg and Allen T. Craig. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1959. Pp. lx, 245. $6.75 pp. 724-726

J. B. Hassler

Volume 42, issue 2, 1960

John Donald Black, 1883–1960 pp. 223-224

James P. Cavin and Ronald L. Mighell

Programming Small Watershed Development pp. 225-240

George A. Pavelis and John F. Timmons

Evaluating a Farm Machine Prior to Its Introduction pp. 241-251

W. D. Toussaint and P. S. Stone

The Economic Impact of Technical Assistance: A Brazilian Case Study pp. 252-267

Clifton R. Wharton

Southern Forest-Products and Forestry: Developments and Prospects pp. 268-281

I. James Pikl

Estimates of the Aggregate U.S. Farm Supply Function pp. 282-293

Zvi Griliches

Land Substitutes and Changes in Corn Yields pp. 294-306

Paul R. Johnson

Farm Tenure Perspective of Vertical Integration pp. 307-316

Walter G. Miller

The Influence of "Impulse Buying" or in-the-Store Decisions on Consumers' Food Purchases pp. 317-324

James Duncan Shaffer

Conceptual Models of Capital Rationing Among Farmers pp. 325-334

L. F. Hesser

An Appraisal of the Farmer Knowledge Situations Investigated by the Interstate Managerial Survey pp. 335-344

John W. Hubbard

A Comment of the Harris Estimation of the Treasury Cost of Eisenhower's Wheat Program pp. 345-347

W. E. Hamilton

The Eisenhower Wheat Program—A Comment pp. 347-351

Ted Rice

On the Harris Estimation of the Treasury Cost of Eisenhower's Wheat Program: A Reply pp. 351-356

Curtis C. Harris

Factors Affecting Gross Farm Income Per Worker, Upper East Tennessee Valley, 1899–1954 pp. 356-362

William H. Nicholls

The Relationship of Volume, Prices and Costs to Marketing Margins for Farm Foods pp. 362-370

Rueben C. Buse and G. E. Brandow

Comments on Economic Obstacles and Farmers' Attitudes toward Soil Conservation Practice Adoption pp. 370-376

Melvin G. Blase and John F. Timmons

A Reply to: "Comments on Economic Obstacles and Farmers' Attitudes toward Soil Conservation Practice Adoption" pp. 376-378

Paul J. Zwerman and Julian Prundeanu

Fixed Asset Valuation and Linear Programming pp. 378-384

Gordon Mills

Integration and Game Theory pp. 384

John L. Dillon

Collins' Changing Role of Price pp. 385-388

Jimmye S. Hillman

Collins' Changing Role of Price—A Reply pp. 388-389

Norman R. Collins

Producers' Quasi-Supply during Stock Period—A Comment pp. 389-394

Frank C. Child

Producers' Quasi-Supply during Stock Period—Reply pp. 395-398

Boris P. Pesek

In Support of the Administration's Farm Policy pp. 399-400

Don Paarlberg

In Support of the Administration's Farm Policy pp. 401-412

Don Paarlberg

Market Structure, Economic Power and Agricultural Policy: A Proposal for forward Production Control pp. 413-425

Robert L. Clodius

The Farm Policy Debate: Discussion pp. 425-428

Boris C. Swerling

The Farm Policy Debate: Discussion pp. 429-434

James T. Bonnen

The State of Agricultural Supply Analysis pp. 435-452

Glenn L. Johnson

Inter-Area Relations in Agricultural Supply pp. 453-473

G. S. Tolley and L. M. Hartman

Agricultural Supply Analysis: Discussion pp. 473-476

Glen T. Barton

Agricultural Supply Analysis: Discussion pp. 477-478

Harold W. Watts

Organization and Strategy for Agricultural Economics Work pp. 479-492

George L. Mehren

Problems and Policies of American Agriculture, Earl O. Heady, Ed. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1959. Pp. viii, 460. $3.95 pp. 503-507

Murray R. Benedict

Econometrics, Stefan Valavanis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959. Pp. xvii, 223. $7.00 pp. 507-508

W. A. Cromarty

Science and Research, Prospects and Implications of Technical Advance, Henry Jarrett, Ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, for Resources for the Future, Inc., 1959. Pp. 250. $5.00 pp. 508-510

Martin R. Huberty

Methods of Farm Management Investigations (F.A.O. Agricultural Development Paper No. 64), W. Y. Yang. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1958. Pp. ix, 228. $2.00 or 10s pp. 510-512

C. V. Plath

Marketing Problems and Improvement Programs (FAO Marketing Guide No. 1.), J. C. Abbott. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1958. Pp. xiii, 260. $2.50 or 12s. 6d pp. 512-513

Edward H. Ward

Volume 42, issue 1, 1960

Economic Aspects of Broiler Production Density pp. 1-17

William R. Henry and James A. Seagraves

Consumer Acceptance of Lean Pork pp. 18-34

V. James Rhodes, H. D. Naumann, Elmer R. Kiehl and E. A. Jaenke

Collectivization in Hungarian Agriculture pp. 35-51

Bela A. Balassa

Regional Differences in Factor Shares in American Agriculture: 1925–1957 pp. 52-68

Vernon Ruttan and Thomas T. Stout

Animal Production Functions and Optimum Ration Specifications pp. 69-78

William G. Brown and G. H. Arscott

An Approach to the Effect of Size and Combination of Enterprises on Farm Labor Consumption pp. 79-89

Harry N. Langvatn

The Effects of Different Levels of Management and Capital on the Incomes of Small Farmers in the South pp. 90-102

Lee R. Martin, Arthur J. Coutu and H. S. Singh

Linear Programming and Economies of Size pp. 103-117

Harald Giaever and James Seagraves

Cardinal Utility Functions and Managerial Behavior pp. 118-132

Albert N. Halter and Christoph Beringer

How the Marking of Beef Grades Was Obtained pp. 133-149

V. James Rhodes

The Economics of Ground Water Allocation: A Case Study pp. 150-160

Emery N. Castle and Karl H. Lindeborg

Higher Education and Soviet Agriculture pp. 160-174

Dana G. Dalrymple

Models of the Land Market—A Note pp. 174-178

Edward F. Renshaw

Land Values—A Further Comment pp. 178-179

J. W. Milliman

Weather Indexes pp. 180-186

James L. Stallings

Land Reform and Democracy, Clarence Senior. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press, 1958. Pp. xiii, 266 plus index. $6.75 pp. 198-200

Kenneth H. Parsons

The Brannan Plan: Farm Politics and Policy, Reo M. Christenson. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Pp. 207, $5.00 pp. 201-203

Douglas D. Caton

The Competitive Potential of the U. S. Cotton Industry, Clifton B. Cox and Vernon W. Pherson, Boston: Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration, Division of Research, 1959. Pp. xx, 201. $3.00 pp. 203-205

Mark L. Fowler

Economic Surveys in Under-Developed Countries—A Study in Methodology, P. K. Mukherjee. New York: Asia Publishing House, 1959. Pp. 16, 263. $5.60 pp. 205-207

William Bredo

Foreign Trade and Finance, W. R. Allen and C. L. Allen (Eds.). Macmillan, 1959. Pp. xii, 500. $6.00 pp. 208-209

Jimmye S. Hillman