Class and Size of Farm, Tenure, and Income, 1945: Belle Fourche Irrigation Project, South Dakota and the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Montana and North Dakota

John Muehlbeier

No 358736, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report presents for the Belle Fourche and Lower Yellowstone Irrigation projects data as to farm income of irrigators according to class of farm, tenure of operator, size of farm, and integration of irrigated with non-irrigated land. The Belle Fourche project is located in western South Dakota, and the Lower Yellowstone project, in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Data presented in this report are from a sample of 73 farms from the Belle Fourche and 92 farms from the Lower Yellowstone. Contents: Summary --- Introduction --- Description of Farms and Land Use --- Land Ownership and Tenure of Operator --- Farm Income --- Net Worth of Operators --- Other Relationships Between Irrigated and Dry-Land Agriculture --- Other Factors Affecting Financial Progress --- Selection Of Sample --- Tables.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 1947-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.358736

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