FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF ON-FARM GRAIN DRYING

Artificial drying of corn in the Southeastern Coastal Plain was shown to be financially feasible for average annual per farm production levels of greater than 10,000 bushels. Net present values for four types of drying systems were evaluated using simulation modeling in which weather conditions, yield levels, and prices were entered as stochastic variables. Scale of production and irrigation substantially influenced crop drying potential. Stochastic efficiency analysis was used to evaluate the riskiness of the investment.Crop Production/Industries,

Nonlinear regression of stable random variables

Let (X1,X2) be an α-stable random vector, not necessarily symmetric, with 0<α<2. This article investigates the regression E(X2∣X1=x) for all values of α. We give conditions for the existence of the conditional moment E(|X2|p|X1=x) when p≥α, and we obtain an explicit form of the regression E(X2∣X1=x) as a function of x. Although this regression is, in general, not linear, it can be linear even when the vector (X1,X2) is skewed. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for linearity and characterize the asymptotic behavior of the regression as x→±∞. The behavior of the regression functions is also illustrated graphically

Still Amigos: A Fresh Canada-US Approach to Reviving NAFTA

To update NAFTA, the authors propose a distinct Canada–US collaborative strategy, which builds on mutual incentives in the areas of energy security and environmental sustainability.international trade policy, NAFTA

Tolkien and Coleridge

Finds similarities in both authors’ love of philology, ability to tell a spell-binding story, and the long torment of the Mariner and Frodo, as well as an essentially Catholic orientation and a regard for the numinous nature of life. (The author does not posit any influence on Tolkien by Coleridge but simply notes similarities.

Postcard: Chase Studio Advertisement

This black and white photographic postcard features an image in the top left corner of the card. Eggs are on hay with baby heads collaged on the open end of the eggs. Above the eggs states Easter Greetings from the Chase Studio . Written text fills the rest of the card and handwriting is on the back of the card.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/tj_postcards/1987/thumbnail.jp

Some considerations of the doctrine of faith, with special reference to its relation to prayer

https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdissertations/2041/thumbnail.jp

A comparative investigation of religious influence in the mental health of neuropsychiatric and medical patients

https://place.asburyseminary.edu/ecommonsatsdissertations/2320/thumbnail.jp