If informed and rational judgments are to be made concerning
proposed large scale interbasin water diversions, it is imperative
that competent positive analysis be undertaken by scientists of relevant
disciplines. It is the primary purpose of this thesis to pull together
into a single interrelated package, the economic theory needed...
The economic efficiency related to the use of the range resource
is extremely important to an area such as Southeastern Oregon where
most of the gross income of the area is obtained from range livestock
production; important to the economic progress of the region and to
the development of a...
It is important to avoid misallocation of resources for either
private or public production. Misallocation in public programs
can result from failure to employ resources in h:igh priority uses
or to eliminate programs that have become obsolete. This study
evaluates the benefits and costs of the continuing public program
aimed...
Factors influencing diacetyl production by the aroma bacteria
Leuconostoc citrovorum and Streptococcus diacetilactis were investigated.
When grown in association with lactic streptococci, L. citrovorum
strain 91404 decreased in cell numbers from 10⁸ to 10⁶ over
two weeks of daily subculturing in sterile non-fat milk incubated at
21°C. The ability to...