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A statistical analysis of sources of variance of income on sheep farms in New Zealand
(Lincoln College. Agricultural and Economics Research Unit., 1976-06)
This paper uses a variance partitioning technique to attempt
to measure the relative contribution of several factors to
variation in sheep farm incomes. The analysis covers individual
farms, individual regions, and the ...
Studies in costs of production : town milk supply farms, 1973-74
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-03)
This report represents a further extension
of the activitles of the unit in cost of production studies. It is the result of a contract between the New Zealand Milk Board and the New Zealand Town Milk Producers' Federation ...
Proceedings of a seminar on costs beyond the farm gate, held at Lincoln College 12 March 1976
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-03-12)
The economic climate in which New Zealand has found itself in the last couple of years has placed great stress on the farming sector and farm service industries.
To the individual farmer the problems have centred around ...
A postal survey of the opinions of a group of Farm Management Society members on incentives and obstacles to increasing farm output
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-03)
Following a postal sample survey of sheep farmer attitudes to incentives and obstacles to increasing farm output and other agricultural policy issues in November 1975 a postal survey of a group of members of the New Zealand ...
Some economic aspects of Conference and non-Conference wool shipping
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-12)
It is suggested that the freight rate that an alternative wool
shipping service could offer will influence the Conference rate for
wool shipped from New Zealand to Europe. Data are presented showing
that wool freight ...
Stabilising post-tax incomes of New Zealand sheep farms
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1976-05)
This report is an empirical attempt to
investigate various procedures and schemes aimed at reducing post-tax income variability of New Zealand sheep farmers. Section 2 of this report is a brief review of some measures ...
Proceedings of a seminar on wool marketing in the 1980s : held at Lincoln College, 21 October 1976
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit, 1976-10)
When this Seminar was announced there were some raised eyebrows and the question was asked: Why hold a Seminar on wool marketing when the price of wool has never been higher?
There are a number of good answers to such a ...
Rate regulation and economic efficiency in rural road goods transport
(Lincoln College. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 1976-08)
The justification for the setting of rate maximums and
minimums by the New Zealand Ministry of Transport for the rural
road goods transport industry is reviewed in the light of the
continuing need for greater efficiency ...