How Farm People Feel About A New Factory in the Community

In summary: They like new industry - for higher income, better living, jobs for sons and daughters, more progressive community. Some mention higher farm labor costs. Still 4 out of 5 want more manufacturing in the area studied

What Happens When - New Industry Comes to a Rural Community?

Many rural areas are trying to attract new industries to provide more employment. Here are some findings about the effects on farming and farm living that resulted from new industrial employment in the Maquoketa area

What Effects on Farms - When Farm Operators Take Jobs in Town?

Often there\u27s an increase in part-time farming in the surrounding area when a new industry locates in a rural community and as some farm operators take jobs. What are the effects on farms, farm family incomes and farm output

Impact of new industry on an Iowa rural community. Part I, Farming and farm living

During the past two decades, forces associated with national economic growth have induced a rapid decline in demand for labor in farming. In many predominantly rural areas, nonfarm labor demands have not expanded fast enough to provide attractive employment opportunities for the manpower released from farming and for the natural increase in labor force. As a result, incomes have been depressed, and people have migrated to areas with more and better job opportunities. In a high proportion of rural communities, out-migration has been so heavy as to cause substantial losses of population. Strong adjustment pressure has been exerted on business firms, schools, churches and other private and public organizations. While out-migration has helped to temper the relative decline in per-capita income, wide income disparities continue to characterize many of these communities.https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/specialreports/1034/thumbnail.jp

High-Sensitivity Measurement of 3He-4He Isotopic Ratios for Ultracold Neutron Experiments

Research efforts ranging from studies of solid helium to searches for a neutron electric dipole moment require isotopically purified helium with a ratio of 3He to 4He at levels below that which can be measured using traditional mass spectroscopy techniques. We demonstrate an approach to such a measurement using accelerator mass spectroscopy, reaching the 10e-14 level of sensitivity, several orders of magnitude more sensitive than other techniques. Measurements of 3He/4He in samples relevant to the measurement of the neutron lifetime indicate the need for substantial corrections. We also argue that there is a clear path forward to sensitivity increases of at least another order of magnitude.Comment: 11 pages, 10 figure