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Estimation of small scale fishery production relationships : the case of the Florida reef fishery

Creator:: Cerda, Rene
Abstract:: This study develops an improved method for understanding economic production relationships in small scale fisheries. This method postulates that gross revenue is a function of physical input quantities, and is based upon the transcendental logarithmic function to derive factor share equations for each of the five inputs in the model....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1986 Title: Estimation of Small Scale Fishery Production Relationships: The Case of the Florida

A follow-up of the graduates of Agricultural Education at Oregon State University

Creator:: Ferguson, John Marshall
Abstract:: Agricultural education at the high school level, like all vocational programs, is expanding vertically as well as horizontally. With this increased emphasis placed on vocational agriculture, the shortage of teachers is already being felt and the situation will, in all probability, become more critical. The expansion of the programs to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: agriculture, the shortage of teachers is already being felt and the situation w-i11,, in all probability

Predictors of Florida retirees' housing decisions and housing adjustments

Creator:: Yamamoto, Toshiko
Abstract:: This thesis addresses the issue of comfortable and functional living environments to provide seniors with opportunities for "age in place," that is, living in one's own house after retirement. Such living environments enhance seniors' life satisfaction since the majority of seniors prefer to stay in their own houses and live...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Toshiko Yamamoto June 9, 2004 All Rights Reserved Predictors of Florida Retirees' Housing Decisions

Plans for a university clothing department in South Africa

Creator:: Dippenaar, Susara Johanna
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Agriculture, the starr 9 --- - ------- -------- - ot the Otfioe of Education, and the American Home

Potential for lime processing industry in Mexico

Creator:: Hernandez de Rivas, Rocio
Abstract:: Although Mexico is one of the major lime producing countries in the world the crop is not completely utilized. In this paper some ideas are reviewed in relation to various possible products that can be obtained from the efficient processing of limes. Among these are the extraction of the juice,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: requirements for the degree of Master of Agriculture Comp1eted January, 1982 Typed by Ji11 Ncwac for Rocio

The forest and the mainframe : the dynamics of modeling and field study in the Coniferous Forest Biome, 1969-1980

Creator:: Long, Tulley A.
Abstract:: In an initial research proposal of December 1969, the scientists of the Coniferous Forest Biome (CFB), an ecosystem study centered in the Pacific Northwest and part of the larger International Biological Programme (IBP), expressed optimism that computer simulations and systems modeling could transform empirical knowledge of the carbon, water, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tulley A. Long for the

A suggested farm forestry curriculum for vocational agriculture

Creator:: Fowler, Frederick Allen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Farm Forestry Curriculum for Vocational Agriculture Abstract approved The purpose of this study was

Greening a Red State: Understanding the Complexities of Environmental Policy in Florida

Creator:: Dearden, Grace
Abstract:: In some legislative bodies, the use of terms like climate change and global warming is frequently seen as taboo. In the United States, voters who identify as right-leaning have reported little concern about the environment or climate change. This lack of interest is mirrored by Republican legislators who often publicly...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ). A majority of Florida voters are registered with the Republican Party, and according to a 2019

A comparison of deterministic and probabilistic radiation dose assessments at three fictitious ¹³⁷Cs contaminated sites in California, Colorado, and Florida

Creator:: Brock, Terry A.
Abstract:: Two methods of radiation dose assessment were evaluated for the Cs-137 in soil ⇒ leafy vegetable ⇒ human consumption exposure pathway at three fictitious contaminated sites in California, Colorado, and Florida. An annual dose equation was developed and per USEPA risk assessment guidelines, traditional, single point annual dose estimates were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: fictitious sites in California, Colorado, and Florida. The choice of these three states was based on the

Nature in chains : the effects of Thomas Jefferson’s rectangular survey on a Pacific Northwest landscape

Creator:: Schweickert, Tina K.
Abstract:: Understanding the impact of humans on the environment has long been a topic of scholarly interest and debate. As environmental problems mount, accounts of historic ecological conditions and the factors of change become increasingly useful. This study considers competing schools of interpretation about human impacts on ecological landscapes and develops...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: industrialized agriculture. This thesis argues that the fundamental beliefs of human societies (i.e

Vocational agriculture program revision at Hermiston, Oregon

Creator:: Tellefson, Kemble Hershner
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: present program of instruction in vocational . agriculture at Hermiston will meet the educational needs

What Oregon agriculture teachers say about teaching basic agriculture by use of principles

Creator:: Way, Robert Floyd
Abstract:: New teaching techniques are the products of a wide spectrum of research. The final test of all teaching techniques, however derived, is their application to a given classroom situation. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the "principle approach", a relatively new teaching method in agriculture, has been...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : WHAT OREGON AGRICULTURE TEACEIERS SAY ABOUT TEACHING BASIC AGRICULTURE BY U OF PRINCIPLES (Date) en

A follow-up study of industrial arts education graduates of Oregon State College since 1940

Creator:: Gerard, John Caryll
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: schools of Forestry and Agriculture. Professor Henry C. Brandon became the first department head, and

A follow up study of industrial arts graduates of Oregon State College since 1915

Creator:: Meyer, Edwin David
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , blacksmithing, drawing, and printing. In 1908, all students from the School of Agriculture were required to

Physiologic specialization and physiology of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) Masse

Creator:: Tanrikut, Selahattin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Florida since 1935 and is at present a disease of considerable importance to much of the vegetable

Early Adventures of a Home Economist: Ava B. Milam’s Integration of Science and Home Economics at Oregon Agricultural College, 1911-1921

Creator:: McHugh, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Across from the Memorial Union on Oregon State University’s campus sits Milam Hall, the former site of the Department of Home Economics. The building is named for Ava Milam Clark, the dean of home economics for thirty-three years, from 1917 to 1950. I aim to understand Ava Milam’s early career...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: bulletins of the Department of Agriculture, the farmer's institutes throughout the country, the home

On his own terms : William James, identity, and the development of American Psychology

Creator:: Stoller, Kevin R.
Abstract:: William James came of age at a time of great social and intellectual change in the United States. During this period, new professional identities proliferated, and a new culture of professionalization developed with important ramifications for conceptions of individual and social identity. Professionalization was also closely related to key intellectual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kevin R. Stoller for the degree of

Coordinating junior and senior high school vocational agriculture programs

Creator:: Ahlstrom, John Heryford
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to suggest ways that the Agriculture programs offered by the two school districts in Josephine County, Oregon can be coordinated. A survey questionnaire was given to all students enrolled in vocational agriculture courses at the senior high school and a personal interview survey was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dis- tricts. 2. That joint meetings of administrators, counselors, and vocational agriculture

Vocational agriculture competencies and sex-equity in Oregon

Creator:: Krummel, Michael J.
Abstract:: There have been many changes in American society since the 1960's dealing with civil rights and the labor force. These areas, in turn, have influenced and been influenced by changes in education such as Title IX and Title II. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sex-equity characteristics...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree oF Master of Education in Agriculture Education presented on Jul 9, 1985. Title: Liocational

The teacher efficacy of early career agriculture teachers in five western states

Creator:: McKim, Aaron J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between three teacher development experiences and early career agriculture teachers' efficacy. Additionally this study sought to define the relationship between five teacher efficacy constructs and career commitment among early career agriculture teachers in five western states. A census of all...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: effect of certification type on Florida agriculture teachers in their first five years of teaching

Changes in input, output, and productivity of Oregon farms

Creator:: Fabiyi, Ebenezer Adeyemi
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - ment of agriculture to contribute significantly to the overall economic growth of Oregon. The size of

Reclaiming space for small scale agriculture in Lincoln County, Oregon

Creator:: Gossen, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: As recent interest has grown in the connections between how food is produced, distributed and consumed, and the overall health of food systems for people and the environment, a movement toward localizing food systems has emerged. In Lincoln County, Oregon, citizens, restaurateurs and university extension faculty, among others, have started...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: PAST AGRICULTURE IN THE COUNTY……………………………….………….35 The Current State of Agriculture in Lincoln

Forage utilization estimates in relation to ecological units in the Wallowa mountains of northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Walter Van-Gale
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: units in the Wallowa mountains of Northeastern Oregon FORAGE UTILIZATION ESTIMATES IN RELATION TO

Use of oak woodlands (Quercus garryana) for farm forestry and grazing in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Hall, Frederick C.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: extEnded to Ray c. Roberts, principal soil correlator, U. s. Department of Agriculture, for his soil

The effect of the copper intake on the flavor and storage life of meat products

Creator:: Idris, Omer Fadle
Abstract:: The susceptibility of milk to copper-induced or accelerated off-flavors is well known. Other animal products, including meats have not been so extensively studied. In this study different species of animals (pigs, calves, lambs and rabbits) were fed on normal rations with and without supplements of copper sulfate. During the course...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: irnportant because of the increasing use of its cornpounds in agriculture and veterinary practice

A list of the aphididae of the world with host plants

Creator:: Wilson, H. F. (Harley Frost), 1883-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of liASTER OF SCIENCE IN Agriculture. by H&rley F. Wi1on. Jurie , 1913. APPROD

The blackberry frozen puree dessert

Creator:: El Maghreb, Abdel Meguid
Abstract:: This investigation was a trial to check the possibility of developing a frozen blackberry puree dessert. A blend of different varieties and selections of blackberries, as it may be expected in commercial production was preferred to provide the fruit-puree-mix. Several stabilizers bearing different commercial names were added to the fruit...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: peaches for use in the manufacture of ice cream. Washington, Govt. printing office, l928. lap. (U.S. Dept

An economic analysis of factors related to poverty on selected Indian reservations

Creator:: Yap, Sik Sya
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: production record, 1969, BIA, U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Forty-three and three-tenths percent of

The role of selected regulations on the distribution of West Coast groundfish

Creator:: Earley, Jim V.
Abstract:: Expanding groundfish production on the West Coast and in the United States in total, over the past decade, has increased competition in the groundfish market. During the same period, regulations have evolved to control production in the groundfish industry for the purpose of conserving the resource. Other regulations exist to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jim V. Earley for the degree of

The organization and supervision of agriculture in the high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Laughlin, Norman James
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Program.... Possibilities of Vocational Agriculture.. 22 Growth of i,rogram in Oregon Compared wl

A market share analysis of U.S. demand for selected domestic and Mexican frozen vegetables

Creator:: Bechtel, Bruce A.
Abstract:: This study examines the link between policy-induced changes in the relative prices of Mexican and U.S. frozen vegetables and their shares of the U.S. market. Several scenarios were examined in order to assess the impacts on quantities demanded of both U.S. and Mexican produced frozen vegetables caused by changes in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Mexican counterpart, which established

An opportunity cost approach to land preservation in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Aliski, Leon David
Abstract:: This study estimates a range of opportunity costs associated with three land management alternatives for a site in the Oregon Coast Range. A 35,000 acre site was selected which includes a mix of federal and private land ownership and provides significant biological resources. The first alternative examines a plan for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and maintain soils Dispose of household sewage and waste that industry and agriculture produce

Giving color to Oregon's gray water market : an analysis of price determinants for water right

Creator:: Landry, Clay J.
Abstract:: Many parts of the West are experiencing substantial growth pressures that have increased the demand for water. These new demands come at a time when most of the water in the West has been fully appropriated by traditional uses such as agriculture, mining, and industry. Some attempts are being made...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . For example, agriculture was one of the state's earliest largest uses of water. As a result, the

Consumption of seafood, poultry and meat in restaurants vs. supermarkets

Creator:: Naito, Toyokazu
Abstract:: There is considerable evidence to support the hypothesis that seafood, poultry and meat are close substitutes in consumer demand. Thus the relationships among prices are important in determining consumption patterns among these protein sources. In addition, there are at least two kinds of outlets in which seafood, poultry and meat...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Toyokazu Naito for the degree of Master of Science in

An econometric analysis of the demand for selected agricultural inputs in Oregon

Creator:: Yadav, Ram Prakash
Abstract:: The objective of this study is to analyze empirically the demand structure for the following important farm production inputs in Oregon: hired labor, chemical fertilizer, farm machinery, repairs and operating costs of motor vehicles and other machinery designated as "machinery supplies," purchased feed and miscellaneous inputs. Twenty-year data (1950-69 except...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: obtained from Farm Income, State Estimates 1949-69 (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research

Measuring recreational fishing benefits in a multiple site framework : a case study of the Willamette spring chinook sports fishery

Creator:: Lin, Pei-Chien
Abstract:: The management options chosen by decision makers in managing wildlife and fisheries have different effects for diverse user groups. As a result, natural resource management agencies often seek information to evaluate the effects of alternative policies on the benefits provided to different constituencies. Over the past decade, economists have developed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Bockstael et al. (1989) apply such a model to get sportfishing along the coast of Florida. Some subtle

Simulation of national cow inventories and calf crop, 1965 to 1981 : projections to 1987

Creator:: Stringham, Tamzen K.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tamzen K. Stringharn for the

The utilization of school-owned property in the vocational agriculture curriculum

Creator:: Atwood, Melvin Boyd
Abstract:: There is a lack of available information concerning availability, usability and utilization of school-owned land in western Oregon, southwestern Washington and northwestern California. It would be helpful to know if land is available for agricultural use, how it is used, and ways that it can be used to give experience...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: agriculture in the school curriculum. Eighty-five percent of high schools receiving questionnaires returned

Effect of in-servicing teachers on student achievement in integrated pest management

Creator:: Doerner, Robert W.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine if inservicing Agriculture Science and Technology (AST) teachers over a new curriculum, resulted in increased student achievement. Specific objectives were to: 1) determine the subject areas (lessons) for a curriculum for teaching Integrated Pest Management (IPM); 2) develop a curriculum for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Weeks The primary purpose of this study was to determine if in- servicing Agriculture Science and

A farm management survey and factor study of a group of one hundred farms in Yamhill county

Creator:: Dietsch, Frank John
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AGRICULTURE By FRANK JO DIETSCH May 21, 1917 of Major Advanced Degrees Table of Contents 1

An evaluation of family income variation on low-income farms in western Oregon

Creator:: Long, Donald Eugene
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this thesis is to determine the economic nature of low incomes on low-income farms in western Oregon. An economic model containing variables that contribute to family income is developed for farm operators in the study area. Regression analysis is used to determine the significant variables contributing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Approximately seventy-five percent of the farms identified in the 1964 Census of Oregon Agriculture have gross

Information and analysis techniques for making crop selection decisions

Creator:: Bristol, Roger Dale
Abstract:: Twenty managers of large diversified irrigated farms in the Willamette Valley area of Oregon were interviewed about the economic information and analysis techniques they use when making crop selection decisions. Two community college farm management instructors, two agricultural lenders, and two certified public accountants working with farmers were interviewed about...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: challenging considering the risks and the number of uncontrollable factors,in agriculture,upon.which

Retirees and local governments in Oregon : an empirical study of the Tiebout sorting hypotheses

Creator:: Hill, Kenneth B. (Kenneth Brian), 1964-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: elderly in-migration on output, earnings, and employment (by industry) for the state of Florida using an

Breeding Snap Beans for Organic Agriculture: Genomic Shifts under Different Agricultural Management Systems

Creator:: King, Ryan M.
Abstract:: Although the concept of breeding crops for organic agricultural systems has been around for decades, few studies have been reported for vegetable crops to quantify and compare how conventional and organic systems differ in their selection pressures on genotypes advancing through the breeding cycle; especially research utilizing modern sequencing capabilities....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: effectiveness of each in developing varieties for organic agriculture, many of which have had differing

Sources of information, knowledged base, and knowledge needs of dry season vegetable production as identified by women farmers in Ngabu Agricultural Development Division, Malawi, Central Africa

Creator:: Kayuni, Frieda Lucy
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the dry season vegetable production sources of information, technical knowledge base and needs of women farmers expressed by the women farmers themselves in Ngabu Agricultural Development Division, Malawi, Central Africa. The objectives were to identify the following aspects of dry season vegetable...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: during field survey in Malawi; The Principal (Dr. Chimphamba) of Bunda College of Agriculture, and the

A bioeconomic analysis of altering instream flows anadromous fish production and competing demands for water in the John Day River basin, Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Neal S.
Abstract:: The growing demand for water in the arid regions of the West increases the need for optimal allocation of water among competing uses. An efficient allocation of water between instream and out-of-stream uses has been impeded by institutional constraints and the scarcity of information regarding instream flow benefits. The objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: water in "producing" recreational fishing and to examine the effect of forestry, agriculture, and

The value of short run in-stream temperature forecasts : an application to salmonids in the Klamath and John Day Rivers

Creator:: Huang, Biao
Abstract:: Water temperature is an important measure of water quality, as well as a dominant factor affecting aquatic life within the stream environment. Elevated water temperatures can decrease the survival rate of fish in each life stage. Cold water species, such as salmonids, are particularly susceptible to elevated water temperatures. For...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: generation, and agriculture. In this setting, the decision maker must account for the effect of water

The optimal allocation of watershed conservation funding : a case study of the John Day River Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Skelton, Katharine
Abstract:: This study determines the optimal allocation of watershed conservation funds in the John Day River Basin, Oregon. Fund managers can use a variety of targeting schemes to allocate their limited resources. Depending on which targeting criteria is used, they may or may not be achieving the maximum environmental benefits per...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Science in Agriculture and Resource Economics presented on March 31, 2000 Title: The

Some factors concerning economic research by cooperatives

Creator:: Emery, Harlan Julien
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Department of Agriculture, December 1, 1926. See Research in Progress in Bureau of Agricultural Econ- omics

The effects of variation in rate and time of application of nitrogen on wheat on trashy and clean fallowed soil

Creator:: Ramage, Carroll Herbert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Agricultural Engineering both of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Oregon

A farm management plan for the reorganization of a typical Columbia basin "bonanza" wheat

Creator:: Broich, Walter Frank
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE In School of Agriculture By

A study of calcium compounds for cream neutralization

Creator:: Sweringen, William Lloyd
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: gathering station is usua11y sour when it reaches the creamery. In the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, fifteenth

Phytosociology of the ponderosa pine type on pumice soils in the Upper Williamson River Basin, Klamath County, Oregon

Creator:: Volland, Leonard A.
Abstract:: The study was conducted over approximately 191,000 acres in central Klamath County, Oregon. The research had three objectives: first, to describe and classify the seral and near-climax vegetation by using polyclimax principles; secondly, to determine the southern extension of five plant associations and one plant associes as previously described by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF LEONARD ALLAN VOLLAND for the

The manufacture of butter from refrigerated cream

Creator:: Searing, Lyall DeForest
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: avorage vrholesale price for 92 score butter, according to the United States Department of Agriculture

The fertilization of irrigated grass and grass-clover pasture swards with emphasis on the rate and frequency of nitrogen applications

Creator:: Gardner, Ernest Hugh
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The fertilization of irrigated grass and grass-clover

Characterization of selected plant communities within the Tillamook Burn in northwestern Oregon

Creator:: Bailey, Arthur W.
Abstract:: A study was initiated in 1961 to characterize seral plant communities in a part of the Cedar Creek drainage in the Tillamook Burn. Stratification of vegetation into ecological units was a necessary first step in conifer-animal damage studies supported by the Oregon State Game Commission. Reconnaissance information was recorded in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Survey Manual (31). The following characteris- tics were

Genetic and environmental influences upon litter size and variation of birth weights in Berkshire swine

Creator:: Chapman, Verne Merrill
Abstract:: Litter site and birth weight data compiled from the farrowing records of 275 litters out of 109 purebred Berkshire sows of the Oregon State University swine herd during the years 1953 to 1960 inclusive were used in this study. Genetic and environmental factors influencing four components of reproductive performance, namely,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: variation of birth weights in Berkshire swine AN ABSTRACT OC THE THESIS OF Verne Merrill Chapman for the

A survey and analysis of the range forage inventory methods

Creator:: Chohlis, Gus John
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A survey and analysis of the range forage inventory methods

A method of manufacturing brick cheese under Oregon conditions

Creator:: Cornett, John Anthony
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A method of manufacturing brick cheese under Oregon

Forage production on range sites in east central Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:: Bunch, Thomas R
Abstract:: Objectives of this investigation were two-fold: (l) to determine crested wheatgrass production on selected range sites and (2) to evaluate present and potential production on public and private lands in the study area. Field studies were carried out in 1953 and 1964 near Jordan Valley, Malheur County, Oregon, on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: association, bordered by Departrnent of Agriculture Yearbook, area is within the Portneuf-Sagernore the

The seasonal yield, quality, and utilization of Trifolium subterraneum in mixture with festuca arundinacea and Lolium perenne in western Oregon

Creator:: Sanders, Kenneth D. (Kenneth Dwayne), 1940-
Abstract:: In 1959, a large scale grazing study in western Oregon was initiated to compare the value of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) with subclover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) with subclover, and to evaluate common use grazing on them. The present investigation was undertaken to determine...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF KENNETH DWAYNE SANDERS for the

Improvement of barley utilization through feed processing or supplementation

Creator:: Wilson, Jerry James
Abstract:: Methods to improve the efficacy of swine barley rations were evaluated. A literature review pertaining to the subject, three feeding trials involving 104 swine, and a laboratory investigation were used in the study. The effects of pelleting with a new modified pellet die that produces a dense pellet; supplementation with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Improvement of barley utilization through feed processing

A comparative study of selected methods for sampling vegetation

Creator:: Conrad, C. Eugene
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A Comparative Study of Selected Methods for Sampling

Effects of Aldrin, a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide, on soil microorganisms and their activities related to soil fertility

Creator:: Fletcher, Donald Warren, 1929-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Effects of Aldrin, A Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticide

Supervised farming programs for public schools in Ghana

Creator:: Biney, Thomas Bart
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: essential part of vocational education in agriculture in the United States and are correlated to

An evaluation of culverts on low volume forest roads in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Piehl, Bradley T.
Abstract:: WRRI 106 is placeholder for the research findings of Project No. G-928-03 funded by U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey. Findings are available in Piehl, Bradley T. (1986) An evaluation of culverts on low volume forest roads in the Oregon Coast Range (Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Forest Engineering)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS O F Bradley T. Piehl for the degree of

A follow-up study of Crater High School graduates

Creator:: Elden, Robert Harrison
Abstract:: Changes in educational programs should be implemented only after a careful evaluation of the product. Information about the product in education is often not available to planners of vocational education programs. A follow-up study of former students is a means by which information about graduates may be collected and used...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: present pro- gram of vocational agriculture is meeting the occupational needs of Crater High School

The multidimensional role of intrinsic quality in the management of natural resources : a bioeconomic analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Creator:: Larkin, Sherry L.
Abstract:: The relationship between intrinsic fish quality (fish condition before handling), production efficiency, product price, and the optimal management of commercial "wild" fisheries was explored in four companion papers. The optimal management plan-consisting of quotas and harvest schedules - would maximize the discounted net industry revenues (NPV) given a minimum biomass...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon Department of Agriculture, 1990. NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service). "West Coast Regional

Characteristics of public land grazing permittees

Creator:: Gentner, Brad
Abstract:: The federal government is the largest single landowner in the 11 western states. The majority of federal lands is grazed by domestic livestock, a consumptive resource use. Communities have evolved dependent on traditional consumptive uses. Recently, non-traditional users today have contested public land management decisions and these users have become...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brad Gentner for the degree of

Estimating values of alternative public land allocations : a critical analysis of applied theory and methods

Creator:: Beale, Katherine L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the federal government; the Forest Service (United States Department of Agriculture), and the

An Evaluation of Onboarding and Training Procedures of Oregon State University County Extension Faculty

Creator:: Knight, Kelsey J.
Abstract:: Oregon State University Extension employs county-based Extension Faculty to deliver educational programs to communities across the state. County Extension Faculty are expected to be competent in various content and training can help prepare faculty for the profession. Using a needs assessment approach, this research evaluated the training available. The results...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: local levels. The federal partners of CES are the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and

Computer simulation of irrigation system improvements : an analysis of income, risk and offsite impacts

Creator:: Taylor, Michael L. (Michael Lester), 1960-
Abstract:: Policy analysts designing programs to improve the efficiency and expand the use of water in the irrigation of farm lands often enlist benefit-cost analysis as a means of assessing impacts and feasibility. While on-site comparisons of costs and benefits are important factors in project assessment, other dimensions such as risk,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: as other studies, the U.S; Department of Agriculture indicated a need for detailed analysis of

An evaluation of input purchasing behavior at farm supply cooperatives

Creator:: Hartley, Marcus L.
Abstract:: This study uses an econometric model to explain patronage of farm inputs at cooperatives in a highly diversified agricultural region. The model jointly addresses farmer purchases of six input categories: petroleum, pesticides, fertilizers, services, feed, and seed. Explanatory variables include farm size, farm experience, farm type, membership status farm location,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sectors of the agriculture market. Alternatively, farm supply cooperatives must necessarily stock a wide

An economic analysis of industrial location characteristics for Union County, Oregon

Creator:: Waldron, Raymond Wesley
Abstract:: Rural areas tied to natural resource-based economic activity are encountering difficulties in preparing for economic growth and development. An important problem facing local officials of such an area, Union County, Oregon, is the identification of county characteristics that may induce the expansion of local businesses and location of new plants....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Raymond Wesley Waldron for the

An economic analysis of the onsite benefits and costs of reducing soil erosion through conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie region of northern Idaho

Creator:: Bauer, Steven Gerard
Abstract:: The onsite costs and benefits of conservation tillage in the Camas Prairie Region of Northern Idaho were estimated. The evaluation of these costs and benefits included a measurement of the long-term effects of soil erosion on cropland productivity. A model developed by Daniel Taylor (1982) was used as a base...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the people at the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service-Natural Resource

Effect of weather variation on economic results from grasshopper control tactics in Chad : a partial validation of GHLSIM

Creator:: Sheikh, Allah Ditta
Abstract:: Agricultural production in the Sahelian region of Africa is among the lowest in the world. Cyclical infestations of locusts and grasshoppers have contributed to this low productivity. The infestations appear to be triggered by heavy rainfall at the beginning of a crop season after extended drought. Because locusts and grasshoppers...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Allah Ditta Sheikh for the degree

An economic analysis of sewerage services in Tillamook, Oregon

Creator:: Ford, Donald Kenneth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DONALD KENNETH FORD for the degree

An econometric model of Pacific Northwest feeder cattle basis

Creator:: Vanderpool, Cynthia Ann
Abstract:: Fluctuating feeder cattle prices have a direct affect on the revenue variability of feeder cattle producers. Hedging in the commodity futures market is a marketing strategy which can, if properly used, reduce the financial risk of feeder cattle producers. If the closing basis value is known when a hedge is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cynthia Ann Vanderpool for the

The Conservation Reserve Program : its impact on the economies of rural communities

Creator:: Nofziger, Sharon Dianne
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to present the results of a study of the impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program, Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, on the economies of small communities located in Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla Counties in Oregon. These counties are representative of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: counties are representative of many rural counties which are extremely dependent on agriculture for their

The effect of various management and policy options on the financial stress situation of Oregon grain and cattle producers

Creator:: Hewlett, John P.
Abstract:: Agricultural economists have devoted considerable attention to the financial stress situation of agricultural producers. Many studies have been conducted in various regions of the U.S. in an attempt to better understand the causes of the problem. The costs associated with farm financial stress imply corresponding benefits to be realized by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Polices 6 Management Practices 9 FINANCIAL STRESS IN OREGON AGRICULTURE 10 BENEFITS OF RESEARCH

The degree of market power exerted by Pacific halibut processors

Creator:: Lei, Shengli
Abstract:: A structural model of the Pacific halibut fishery is developed. Hypothesis tests are developed within the framework of the "new empirical industry organization" for the exertion of market power by Pacific halibut processors in both the exvessel market and the wholesale market. The relationship of market power exertion and IPHC's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THESIS OF Shengli Lei for the degree of Master

Crop choice and conservation : implications of increased biofuel demand

Creator:: Sechrist, B.
Abstract:: Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of a change in agricultural prices on land use and conservation. The planted acreage for each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the three crops, the input prices, and past land...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: fallen but is still well above historical levels. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA

Contending with risk in the seafood processing industry : a bioeconomic portfolio analysis of the Pacific whiting fishery

Creator:: Tuininga, Chris R
Abstract:: Since harvest levels of many of the world's fisheries are not likely to increase in the foreseeable future, resource managers and seafood processors need to develop improved strategies to maximize the utilization and benefits of current catches. In addition to increasing utilization and benefits, seafood processors are subject to the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract Approved: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Chris R

The economic feasibility of soybean production in Oregon

Creator:: Holst, David
Abstract:: Commercial production of soybeans in Oregon has been limited. In 1977, less than 1,500 acres were grown, primarily in the Columbia Basin area. However, interest in soybeans as a possible "new crop" for Oregon has arisen because of the (1) recent strong soybean price, (2) the high cost of transporting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cash receipts exceeded only by corn and sometimes wheat (United States Department of Agriculture

Measuring benefits of outdoor recreation services : an application of the household production function approach to the Oregon steelhead sport fishery

Creator:: Strong, Elizabeth J.
Abstract:: This study provides an empirical test of the Bockstael-McConnell (1980) household production function (HPF) framework for evaluating wildlife recreation. This is perhaps the first study in which both taste and technology parameters have been estimated with a theoretical model specification. The results suggest that for steelhead sport fishing in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Measuring benefits of outdoor recreation services: an

An analysis of wholesalers' demand for inshell filberts

Creator:: Tan, Mui Heng
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Source: /ruit Situation, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Crop Reporting Service. to $234 per

A comparison of box-cox and additive exponential models to estimate the depreciation of farm machinery

Creator:: Wu, Jing
Abstract:: Farm machinery continues to increase in its importance to the agricultural sector. Depreciation, the decline in value of a durable asset over time, represents one of the largest costs of agricultural production. The general objectives of this study were to update and expand the number of Remaining Value (RV) functions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in the last decade, it is shown that agriculture output per unit of input increased by 20 percent

An exploratory economic analysis of the effects of regulation, hunter participation and harvest on migratory bird management

Creator:: Dell, Randal Scott
Abstract:: Waterfowl and the places they inhabit provide numerous economic benefits to society. The financial and other resources provided by waterfowl hunters to secure and protect waterfowl habitat are a major force for wetland protection, as guided under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. However, the habitat and population objectives established...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Randal Scott Dell for the

A structural description of Oregon counties, 1973-1978

Creator:: Ledeboer, M. Vivian
Abstract:: Local government officials and county planners may find descriptive information concerning the economic structure of each Oregon county useful for planning for future economic development. Specifically, citizens of counties and planning districts need to know whether industries in their area are growing or declining and in which industries a comparative...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF M. Vivian Ledeboer for the degree

The relationship of absentee ownership of manufacturing plants to income growth, income inequality and employment instability in Oregon

Creator:: Mandelbaum, Thomas B.
Abstract:: Absentee-owned manufacturing plants made up a significant portion of the manufacturing sector in Oregon. In both 1969 and 1979, more than a quarter of the state's wage and salary manufacturing workers were employed by manufacturers whose home offices were located in other states or nations. Although the orthodox economic view...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Thomas B. Mandelbaum for the

Economic and environmental evaluation of alternative farming systems for row crop and dairy farms in Northern Malheur County

Creator:: Vermilyea, Kathy Jo
Abstract:: Malheur County is located in the southeast corner of Oregon and consists of about 64 million acres of which 260,000 acres is irrigated. Groundwater contamination has been found in a 115,000 acre area in Northeastern Malheur County. The main source of the groundwater contamination is agricultural practices. The overall objective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: dairies through a cooperative agreement of the Oregon State Department of Agriculture (ODA) and

Supply of milk components on U.S. dairy farms : a cost function analysis

Creator:: Iizuka, Yoko
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, or Texas and 0 otherwise. The base region consists of

Oregon farm models : a spreadsheet approach

Creator:: Chambers, William D
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Farm Program Analysis 8 Application of Microconuters 12 Applications to Agriculture 13 Government

Japan's import demand for Pacific Northwest frozen corn and potatoes

Creator:: Jacobsen, Twila M.
Abstract:: A net shift analysis was used to analyze growth in employment and value added from 1954 to 1982 in SIC 2037, Frozen Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Vegetables. This analysis indicated that the Pacific Northwest dominated the growth experienced in this sector over this time period. Oregon's share of total U.S....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: or projections of trade. Some examples of the use of such models are the Food and Agriculture

An economic comparison of three cattle grazing management strategies intended to improve riparian habitat and water quality

Creator:: Sharp, Jeffrey L.
Abstract:: Grazing of riparian forage by livestock may alter stream channel morphology in ways that impact nearby aquatic habitat, bank stability, vegetative cover and water quality. A number of grazing management practices have been proposed as a means to reduce the amount of time cattle spend in the riparian zone. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: assistance from Timothy DelCurto PhD., Associate Professor, Dept. of Animal Science, Eastern Oregon

Using valuation functions to estimate changes in the quality of a recreational experience : elk hunting in Oregon

Creator:: Fried, Brett M.
Abstract:: Public agencies need information on the value of recreational activities to assist in managing fish and wildlife species. Over the past two decades economists have developed and applied techniques to measure the value of such non-marketed commodities. The contingent valuation method (CVM) is one technique used by economists to measure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Brett M. Fried for the degree of

The impact of special use assessment on land use and income distribution

Creator:: Shirack, Rosalyn Proffitt
Abstract:: The impact of Oregon's Special Use Assessment (SUA) program was analyzed in relation to farmland values in six regions. Data for the study were obtained from the Oregon Landownership Survey. Data were based on 1975 assessment and ownership characteristics. Farmland value per acre, including improvements, was believed to be influenced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: feasibility of agriculture. Farm owners are forced to accept either a lower net disposable income, convert

Strategic investments in agricultural industries and Oregon's economic development

Creator:: Koong, Dennis T
Abstract:: This research is concerned with the current debate among Oregonians on how to improve the standard of living and accelerate economic development in Oregon. The main question is what economic activities make Oregon, and regions within Oregon grow? To find out where Oregon's economic strength and weaknesses lie, first we...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: payroll, and employed about 5% of Oregon's employment. The agriculture sector generated about 7% of

The economic feasibility of off-stream water and salt to reduce grazing pressure in riparian areas

Creator:: Stillings, Amy M.
Abstract:: Properly functioning riparian systems are vital to the health of watersheds and provide an important forage and habitat resource for livestock and wildlife. Riparian grazing management strategies that are economically feasible and achieve environmental goals are needed by resource managers and livestock producers. The objective of this thesis was to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Amy M. Stillings for the degree of

The economic impact of nonearnings exports on residentiary sectors for rural Oregon counties, 1979-1984

Creator:: McLeod, Donald M.
Abstract:: From 1979 through 1984 the economic bases of rural Oregon counties have undergone structural change. Nonwage income, especially transfer payments, has played an important role in these changes. Demographic changes in rural counties have contributed to the growth in unearned income. The economic structure of rural Oregon counties was estimated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donald M. McLeod for the degree

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