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Fertiliser use in Southland
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1969-05)
The aim of this report is to bring together all the information collected in the course of this research project and to present a synoptic view of fertiliser use in Southland as a guide to the future. The analysis
is ...
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 ...
Livestock targets in North Canterbury hill country: the impact of changing prices
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1968-10)
This report continues the recent series of publications that the Agricultural Economics Research Unit has brought out on the implications of the 1964 Agricultural Development Conference. Livestock targets were drawn up by ...
Processing peas : a survey of growers’ returns 1967/68
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1968)
In recent years, some 12,000 acres in New Zealand has been used for green pea production for processing. The greater proportion of this land is in Hawkes Bay, but commercial crops are also grown in Nelson, Marlborough, ...
High country development on Molesworth
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1967-07)
This publication reports on a further investigation of hill country development undertaken by the Agricultural Economics Research Unit. Molesworth Station is a large
property in the tussock grassland area of the South ...
Capital formation in New Zealand agriculture, 1946-67
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970-11)
In this report, estimates of gross capital formation, net capital formation, and stocks of capital for the agricultural sector of the economy for the period 1946-67 are presented. The methodology employed is to construct ...
A regional analysis of future sheep production in New Zealand; an application of spatial linear programming
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
The study of supply has always interested agricultural economists. A complete understanding of the supply behaviour of farmers under different price situations is the basis of most teaching in agricultural economics and a ...
An economic analysis of soil conservation and land retirement on South Island high country
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1970)
In this paper, the soil conservation plan for Grasmere Station, Cass, is examined from the economic point of view. The conservation plan was drawn up in 1964 by the North Canterbury Catchment Board, and was to cover the 7 ...
Economic problems of New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1968-04)
Before devaluation in November 1967, New Zealand faced the most marked deflationary pressure on the economy since the 1930’s. Since 1964, economic policies had emphasised the need for growth, based on an expanding flow ...
Recent trends in capital formation in New Zealand agriculture 1964-69
(Lincoln College. Agricultural Economics Research Unit., 1972)
This discussion paper updates the data on gross capital formation in the AERU research report titled: Capital formation in New Zealand agriculture, 1946-67.