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A systems analysis model for minimizing the flow of biotically productive land into irreversible uses

Creator:: Hollingshead, Anne Huston, 1925-
Abstract:: Many of the natural resource problems facing man in the present era are so large and complicated that no one discipline provides an adequate approach for their solutions. As an example, the relationships of man to the land resource base can best be understood when they are considered holistically rather...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Participation of farm operators in public land conservation programs in the Cypress Creek Basin of Crockett County, Tennessee

Creator:: Emison, John Avery
Abstract:: This research deals with the problem of soil erosion in Cypress Creek basin in West Tennessee and farmer participation in public conservation programs. The study area is marginal to the Tennessee Valley, a region identified in the 1930's as having a serious agricultural soil erosion problem. The four voluntary programs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley wetlands : agricultural uses, alternative uses, problems and trends

Creator:: Tsutsui, Setsuo Harry
Abstract:: The wetlands are distinguished from other lands of the Mid-Willamette Valley by excessive soil moisture. The wetlands, as defined for this study, consist of 20 soil series (in 22 soil mapping units) which are classified by the Soil Conservation Service as having excessive wetness as the major factor limiting their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the review of the draft thesis Deep appreciation is acknowledged to Doctor Richard M. Highsmith, Jr

Water management in the North Deschutes unit irrigation district : geographic perspectives and remote sensing applications

Creator:: Nellis, M. Duane
Abstract:: The North Unit irrigation District of Central Oregon, a water project developed under the guidelines of the Bureau of Reclamation, is characterized by limited water and the need for efficient utilization and control of the irrigation system. To manage the limited water resource, irrigators need a timely and economical method...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Factors affecting rural land value

Creator:: Rich, Stanley Arthur
Abstract:: The value per-acre and annual amortization of rural land varies dynamically by parcel size. There are several adjustment factors or independent variables spatial, productive and development potential which affect the market value of all rural land. The evaluation of these must be accomplished by parcel size to be realistically equated....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: degree of MASTER OP SCINC March 1979 Dirctd by Dr. Richard M. Highsmith Jr. TABLE O CONTENTS

The character and dimensions of sheep depredation in Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Kaiser, Geoffery Wayne
Abstract:: Despite a relative decline in the size of Oregon's sheep industry, the problem of sheep depredation remains a serious economic and environmental dilemma in need of objective examination and innovative solutions. An investigative report on the problem as it occurs in Benton County can contribute to the information required to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Spatial expressions of farm size changes in the Polk and Linn counties of Oregon

Creator:: Van Otten, George A.
Abstract:: The spatial organization of farm units in Polk and Linn counties in the mid-Willamette Valley has undergone significant change over the past 30 years. Whereas most study areas operations in the 1930's and 1940's consisted of small family owned farms with contiguous land bases, present mid-Willamette Valley units vary considerably...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: gratitude to Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr., chairman of my committee, for his patient and thorough editing

Conversion or retention of agricultural land? A Marion County, Oregon example

Creator:: Tillson, Gregory D.
Abstract:: Marion County had a 1976 cash receipt from all farm products amounting to $110,429,000. Much of this farm value was produced on the county's 410,350 acres of class I through IV soils. These soils, regardless of productivity, also have potential for a variety of other non-farm uses. It is this...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Richard Highsmith, Jr. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF MAPS LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT

Land use changes of north Corvallis area between 1963-1978

Creator:: Nathalang, Santhita
Abstract:: Corvallis has been growing steadily in terms of population and functions of the city while the biotic resources of the immediate environs have declined. This study sought to examine land use changes of North Corvallis rural-urban fringe area between 1963 and 1978 by interpreting the changes from aerial photographs. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Environmentally imposed problems of the range beef cattle industry in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Thomason, Leonora Marie
Abstract:: Beef cattle ranches provide a substantial portion of income in Oregon. Range beef cattle ranches are located on land having relatively low productivity and value. The ranches of interest for this study were among the largest and most extensive in the state. The purpose of the study was to examine...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: wishes to gratefully acknowledge the advice and assistance of Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr., Chairman of

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A systems analysis model for minimizing the flow of biotically productive land into irreversible uses

Participation of farm operators in public land conservation programs in the Cypress Creek Basin of Crockett County, Tennessee

Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley wetlands : agricultural uses, alternative uses, problems and trends

Water management in the North Deschutes unit irrigation district : geographic perspectives and remote sensing applications

Factors affecting rural land value

The character and dimensions of sheep depredation in Benton County, Oregon

Spatial expressions of farm size changes in the Polk and Linn counties of Oregon

Conversion or retention of agricultural land? A Marion County, Oregon example

Land use changes of north Corvallis area between 1963-1978

Environmentally imposed problems of the range beef cattle industry in eastern Oregon

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