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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 ...
The optimal use by farmers of the income equalisation scheme
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1971-12)
A progressive income tax penalises those taxpayers with a fluctuating income (for example, farmers), as compared with those on a stable income with the same average. However there are various methods of smoothing taxable ...
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 ...
Trends in rural land prices in New Zealand 1954-1969
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1971)
This paper examines post-war trends in rural land prices. New Zealand has a freehold system of land tenure and a land registration system based on the Torrens system first used in South Australia. As a result, reliable ...
The effect of taxation method on post-tax income variability
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
Income variability is one of the serious disadvantages of farming. It makes it difficult to organize farm development wisely and upsets the farm family's standard of living. In the past there have been boom years when ...
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 ...
A practical guide to tax planning using procedures for income equalisation
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1975-02)
The incomes of farmers vary significantly from year to year as a result of fluctuations in commodity prices, weather
and other factors beyond their control. The highly variable nature of farming incomes has led the New ...
An economic survey of New Zealand wheatgrowers : financial analysis, 1977-78
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1979-12)
This report is the first in a new series of economic surveys on New Zealand wheatgrowing farms. Until now, the surveys, undertaken by the Agricultural Economics Research Unit at Lincoln College on behalf of the wheatgrowers ...
Trends in the terms of exchange and productivity in the New Zealand dairy industry
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970-06)
This paper sets out the available information on price trends facing the dairy industry since 1948/49, and some estimates of productivity increases over the same period. The general aim of the paper is to ascertain how the ...
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 ...