Pub Date : 1981-10-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002983
N. Bills, R. Boisvert
This paper examines the implications of New York's new procedures for determining agricultural values for use-value assessment purposes. It has been argued that use values based on comparable sales, regardless of efforts to confine the data to farm-to-farm sales, still contained some speculative influences, which in turn, inflated use-value estimates in an urban state like New York. Interestingly, this paper shows that the Legislature's remedy -- use-value estimates based on capitalized net returns to land -- is likely to bring with it rather substantial increases in use values estimated for much of the State's cropland base.
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Pub Date : 1981-10-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002892
L. Tweeten
The role of the economist is to identify and solve puzzles. Unsolved puzzles seem to crop up more frequently these days or perhaps my ability to solve them has diminished. The purpose of this paper is to set forth selected enigmas in hope that someone (perhaps a briqht, younq mind who fails to appreciate the intractability of the problem) will find solutions. I begin with national macroeconomic policy, then tum to international economics. After looking at past trends in supply and demand for farm output, I conclude with sections on farm investment behavior and the role of the agricultural economist in an affluent farming economy.
{"title":"Puzzles for Agricultural Economists in the 1980's","authors":"L. Tweeten","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002892","url":null,"abstract":"The role of the economist is to identify and solve puzzles. Unsolved puzzles seem to crop up more frequently these days or perhaps my ability to solve them has diminished. The purpose of this paper is to set forth selected enigmas in hope that someone (perhaps a briqht, younq mind who fails to appreciate the intractability of the problem) will find solutions. I begin with national macroeconomic policy, then tum to international economics. After looking at past trends in supply and demand for farm output, I conclude with sections on farm investment behavior and the role of the agricultural economist in an affluent farming economy.","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114150829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-10-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400003022
Glen McMahon, M. Altobello, B. Bravo‐Ureta
Increased bird density on egg production operations has led to high electricity consumption and manure handling problems. Anaerobic diqestion offers a source of energy (biogas) and a consistent method of manure management. This paper reports the results of a computer simulation model desiqned to evaluate the economic viability of biogas-to-electricity systems on four egg farms containing different numbers of hens. These results indicate that the economic viability of the investment analyzed is directly related to the number of hens and projected electricity prices.
{"title":"Economic Evaluation of Biogas-to-Electricity Systems on Cage Layer Operations","authors":"Glen McMahon, M. Altobello, B. Bravo‐Ureta","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400003022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400003022","url":null,"abstract":"Increased bird density on egg production operations has led to high electricity consumption and manure handling problems. Anaerobic diqestion offers a source of energy (biogas) and a consistent method of manure management. This paper reports the results of a computer simulation model desiqned to evaluate the economic viability of biogas-to-electricity systems on four egg farms containing different numbers of hens. These results indicate that the economic viability of the investment analyzed is directly related to the number of hens and projected electricity prices.","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115786362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-10-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002934
J. Wysong
Part-time farming in Maryland and the Northeast with full-time off-farm employment of one or more of the farm operators is competitive incomewise with many types and sizes of commercial farms. Individuals, families, and society in general will benefit in the future from the encouragement of fuller utilization of underutilized or unemployed rural resources to produce marketable agricultural output and subsistence types of food for household and local charitable purposes. Labor extensive types of crop and animal production activities have increased relatively and absolutely during the past decade on Maryland and Northeastern part-time farms. Average characteristics of a sample of 80 part-time farmers showed 1) age of male operator - 44 years, 2) education of operator - 12 years, 3) number of children on the farm - 3 children, 4) years of experience in farming - 15 years, 5) days of off-farm employment - 225 days, 6) proximity of off-farm job to a major metropolitan center - 20 miles and 7) distance to off-farm job - 29 miles.
{"title":"Economics of Part-Time Farming","authors":"J. Wysong","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002934","url":null,"abstract":"Part-time farming in Maryland and the Northeast with full-time off-farm employment of one or more of the farm operators is competitive incomewise with many types and sizes of commercial farms. Individuals, families, and society in general will benefit in the future from the encouragement of fuller utilization of underutilized or unemployed rural resources to produce marketable agricultural output and subsistence types of food for household and local charitable purposes. Labor extensive types of crop and animal production activities have increased relatively and absolutely during the past decade on Maryland and Northeastern part-time farms. Average characteristics of a sample of 80 part-time farmers showed 1) age of male operator - 44 years, 2) education of operator - 12 years, 3) number of children on the farm - 3 children, 4) years of experience in farming - 15 years, 5) days of off-farm employment - 225 days, 6) proximity of off-farm job to a major metropolitan center - 20 miles and 7) distance to off-farm job - 29 miles.","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115866860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-04-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002867
Daymon W. Thatch
University teaching at an undergraduate level has always involved opportunity costs, especially in the trade-off of the individual's time between teaching and research. However, recent external forces, as we move into the '80's could very well force major changes in the Agricultural Economic's teaching profession. This paper examines the conventional wisdom that teaching and research are mutually reinforcing. It further examines conflict of goals and several of the economic principles that we teach but seem to ignore in addressing our personal trade-off between teaching and research. A framework is presented for resolving this conflict.
{"title":"Has the Time Come to Practice What We Teach? The Teaching-Research Trade-Off","authors":"Daymon W. Thatch","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002867","url":null,"abstract":"University teaching at an undergraduate level has always involved opportunity costs, especially in the trade-off of the individual's time between teaching and research. However, recent external forces, as we move into the '80's could very well force major changes in the Agricultural Economic's teaching profession. This paper examines the conventional wisdom that teaching and research are mutually reinforcing. It further examines conflict of goals and several of the economic principles that we teach but seem to ignore in addressing our personal trade-off between teaching and research. A framework is presented for resolving this conflict.","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134218086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-04-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002818
P. S. Dhillon, B. Palladino
{"title":"Production Costs and Relative Profitability of Organically Grown Vegetables","authors":"P. S. Dhillon, B. Palladino","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002818","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123758748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-04-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002831
Allen M. Prindle, J. Livezey
Production of milk under various pricing policies were examined for a representative dairy farm operating under the base- excess plan. Three pricing scenarios ~re examined to determine calving schedule, milk production, and shadow prices . The period May- July was most profitable, and December- January the least profitable months for calving , under the base-excess program in the Mid- Atlantic Order. The representative producer responded to the pricing policies by shifting production in response to changes in the seasonal patterns of the base and excess prices.
{"title":"Optimal Production Schedules for a Representative Farm Under Alternative Seasonal Milk Pricing Patterns of the Base-Excess Plan","authors":"Allen M. Prindle, J. Livezey","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002831","url":null,"abstract":"Production of milk under various pricing policies were examined for a representative dairy farm operating under the base- excess plan. Three pricing scenarios ~re examined to determine calving schedule, milk production, and shadow prices . The period May- July was most profitable, and December- January the least profitable months for calving , under the base-excess program in the Mid- Atlantic Order. The representative producer responded to the pricing policies by shifting production in response to changes in the seasonal patterns of the base and excess prices.","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123206467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-04-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002806
I. Strand, Edward G. Yang, V. Norton
{"title":"On the Use of Hedonic Prices to Measure Sport Fishing Demand","authors":"I. Strand, Edward G. Yang, V. Norton","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002806","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"59 6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123392603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-04-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002843
S. Cordes, R. J. Blair
Regression analysis was used to analyze the geographic distribution of physicians Ln the Northeastern u.s. The ratio of general practitioners (GP's) to population, and specialists to population was calculated for each of the 299 counties in the region. The independent variable es were categorized into three types of factors: eConomic, professional , and quality-of life . Results indicated that both types of physicians responded similarly to eConomic and quality- of-life variables, but responded differently t o professional Considerations. This suggests that the urban Concentration of specialists vis-a-vis GP' s is due primarily to the relative importance of professional Considerations to specialists. Policy implications and directions for further research are presented .
{"title":"FACTORS INFLUENCING THE LOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICIANS IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S.","authors":"S. Cordes, R. J. Blair","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002843","url":null,"abstract":"Regression analysis was used to analyze the geographic distribution of physicians Ln the Northeastern u.s. The ratio of general practitioners (GP's) to population, and specialists to population was calculated for each of the 299 counties in the region. The independent variable es were categorized into three types of factors: eConomic, professional , and quality-of life . Results indicated that both types of physicians responded similarly to eConomic and quality- of-life variables, but responded differently t o professional Considerations. This suggests that the urban Concentration of specialists vis-a-vis GP' s is due primarily to the relative importance of professional Considerations to specialists. Policy implications and directions for further research are presented .","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127788711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1981-04-01DOI: 10.1017/S0163548400002855
J. Collins
The composition of revenues in general purpose local governments in the Northeast in 1977 is examined and compared with the pattern found in 1957. The oomposition of local government revenues varies between types of local governments and between states . In general, local governments in the New England states are most dependent on property taxes. This pattern has not changed greatly since 1957 despite increases in the importance of intergovernmental aid. Revenue composition in many states in the northeast diverges considerably from the nationwide pattern. Changing attitudes towards government and taxes could result in substantial changes in the years ahead.
{"title":"Trends in Local Government Revenue Composition in the Northeast: 1957-1977","authors":"J. Collins","doi":"10.1017/S0163548400002855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0163548400002855","url":null,"abstract":"The composition of revenues in general purpose local governments in the Northeast in 1977 is examined and compared with the pattern found in 1957. The oomposition of local government revenues varies between types of local governments and between states . In general, local governments in the New England states are most dependent on property taxes. This pattern has not changed greatly since 1957 despite increases in the importance of intergovernmental aid. Revenue composition in many states in the northeast diverges considerably from the nationwide pattern. Changing attitudes towards government and taxes could result in substantial changes in the years ahead.","PeriodicalId":421915,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council","volume":"31 7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116567774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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