Economies of Size and the Spatial Distribution of Land in Farming Units

Warren E. Johnston

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1972, vol. 54, issue 4_Part_1, 654-656

Abstract: Economies of size studies may erroneously point to excessive machinery capacities on large-scale farming units. This paper shows a simple but illustrative example of the influence of the spatial distribution of land on machinery requirements for increasing sizes of farms in the Imperial Valley of California.

Date: 1972
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