Date of Award:
5-1980
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Applied Economics
Department name when degree awarded
Agricultural Economics
Committee Chair(s)
Jay C. Andersen
Committee
Jay C. Andersen
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the economies of size in farming in the Roosevelt-Myton area of the Uintah Basin and to assess their impact on the financial viability of different size farms. This information will be useful in recommending changes to reclamation law.
Farmer interviews were used to obtain costs of production for 160, 320, 640, and 1280 acre farms. The field data were entered into the Oklahoma State Budget Generator to provide the necessary cost breakdown. This in formation was used to derive a curve approximating the long run average cost curve and to determine the viability of different farm sizes. Cash flow problems of beginning farmers are discussed. Conclusions are drawn and implications for existing reclamation law are discussed.
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Recommended Citation
Hatch, Thomas C., "The 160-Acre Limitation and Economies of Size: A Case Study in the Uintah Basin" (1980). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3445.
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