CORN PRICES, THE FUEL SHORTAGE AND OPTIMAL CORN HARVESTING STRATEGIES

Crop Production/Industries,

Some Simple Analytics of Target Prices and Land Values

Because land Is a crucial factor of production in the U.S. agricultural sector, land prices have an impact on a wide range of participants in the world economy. Land prices have a direct impact on farmers\u27 abilities to begin, operate, and expand their enterprises. Consumers worldwide are affected indirectly by land values because the cost of land services will partly determine the supply of farm commodities. Taxing authorities are directly affected by land value changes because property values are used as the basis for property tax assessment

Economic Projections And Forecasting: Concepts And Techniques

Throughout the world, as plans in government agencies or private businesses are made, forecasts of what will occur in future years must invariably be used. In the development of agricultural policy by the Ministry of Agriculture, the expected future levels of production of major commodities must be projected before appropriate export policies can be developed. In, the- setting of monetary policy and the specification of the credit conditions, and Interest rates that will be faced by agricultural producers and other business firms, projections of the amount of credit needed in various sectors and the amount available at different interest rates must be developed

Impact Of Farm Size On The Bidding Potential For Agricultural Land

The size structure of farms, the control of farming, and the future of the family farm are issues that are all related to the ownership and control of a unique rural resource--land. The future complexion of the U. S. countryside is intimately tied to the ability of different economic groups to gain and maintain control of the land base. Continuation of past trends in farm enlargement and off-farm migration would vest the control of the farming community in fewer and larger operating units

A study to determine the best method of treatment for a certain gold-silver ore

The purpose of this thesis is to find a suitable method for extracting the gold and the silver from an amalgamation tailing --Purpose, page 1

Non-Resident Alien Investment Activity In Iowa Farmland: A Preliminary Anaylsis

The issue of non-resident alien investment in U.S. business and agriculture has recently attracted the attention of numerous groups at the local, state, and national level. Public discussion and concern on this issue are based largely upon hearsay evidence and incomplete information. A comprehensive source of data or general picture of foreign investment in U.S. agriculture does not exist. Not only are the number of cases and characteristics (type of land, motivations of the investor, the intermediary channels, etc.) of actual investment activity unknown, but the nature and incidence of inquiries are equally unclear..

An Approach To The Delineation Of Banking Markets

The accurate delineation of banking markets is a necessary prerequisite to an analysis of the competitive environment in banking, the operational and allocation efficiency of our banking system, and policy prescriptions for structural change in the banking industry. While delineation constitutes a crucial foundation for analyses of competition, it appears that in practice current delineation techniques at best may be inconsistent, and at worst completely devoid of economic rationale..

A field method for the cephalometric x-ray study of skulls in early Nubian cemeteries

The cephalometer, a clinical and research instrument employed by the orthodontic profession to record standardized x-rays of the human skull, has been modified for research work in remote areas where the usual laboratory facilities are not available. This cephalometer was specifically designed to record cephalograms (head radiographs) on the living Nubian population and their extensive skeletal record. The cephalometer consists of a light, portable tripod stand and an aluminum beam to which is attached at one end a Wehmer cephalostat (head holder), and on the other end an isotope radiation source. Hence, the radiation source and the cephalostat were held in the standard relationship of five feet from source to the mid-saggittal plane of the cranium. Ytterbium-169, with a half life of 32.5 days, was used to expose the film. The isotope and the use of the new Experimental Polaroid X-ray Film permitted the x-ray examination of Nubian skulls with no conventional power source or darkroom facilities.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/37476/1/1330240217_ftp.pd

Discrimination Reversal Learning in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)

Learning styles in capuchin monkeys were assessed with a computerized reversal- learning task called the mediationaJ paradigm. First, monkeys were trained to respond with 90% accuracy on a two-choice discrimination (A+B-). Then the authors examined differences in performance on three different types of reversal trials (A-B+, A-C+, B+C-), each of which offered differing predictions for performance, depending on whether the monkeys were using associative cues or rule-based strategies. Performance indicated that the monkeys mainly learned to avoid the B stimulus during training, as the A-C+ condition produced the best performance levels. Therefore, negative stimuli showed greater control over responding after reversal and reflected a more associative rather than rule-based form of learning