Small Sample Performance Simultaneous Equations (open access)

Small Sample Performance Simultaneous Equations

Report examining the differences between three different economic forecasting techniques, with the conclusion that "it appears that it makes very little difference which forecasting technique is utilized" (p. 3).
Date: March 1975
Creator: Bell, T.M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Seasonal Analysis of the U.S. Potato Market (open access)

A Seasonal Analysis of the U.S. Potato Market

Report analyzing the potato market in the United States, including their usage and production locations.
Date: July 1980
Creator: Cardwell, Harlan T. & Davis, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Production and Price Relationships for West Texas and U.S. Spring and Summer Potatoes (open access)

Production and Price Relationships for West Texas and U.S. Spring and Summer Potatoes

"The objective of this study was to explain the factors operating in the U.S. warm season potato market and the West Texas portion of the market which underlie price and output determination" (p. i).
Date: June 1980
Creator: Davis, Bob & Cardwell, Harlan T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Optimal Organization of Vegetable Farms for Alternative Pumping Rates, Labor and Capital, Texas High Plains (open access)

Optimal Organization of Vegetable Farms for Alternative Pumping Rates, Labor and Capital, Texas High Plains

Report on farm organization in Texas, including farm models, analyses, water supply measurements, labor requirements, crop alternatives, and more.
Date: July 1977
Creator: Davis, Bob, 1938- & Fish, George Brian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Value of Production and Production Costs of Texas Agriculture, 1967 (open access)

Value of Production and Production Costs of Texas Agriculture, 1967

This report gives details for individual farm enterprises and groups of enterprises for each of the nine regions used in the Texas input-output study.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Foote, Richard J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cash Flow Analysis for Total Confinement Swine Producing Operation Texas High Planes (open access)

Cash Flow Analysis for Total Confinement Swine Producing Operation Texas High Planes

Report on a study of cash flow for confinement swine producing operations in the Texas High Plains region.
Date: July 1974
Creator: Lee, Hong Y. & Fisher, Glen D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interregional Analysis of Texas Swine-Pork industry (open access)

Interregional Analysis of Texas Swine-Pork industry

Report on swine production in Texas, including growth potential, sales projections, poundage estimates, recommendations, and more.
Date: December 1975
Creator: Lee, Hong Y. & Perrin, John S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supplement for 1975 to Input Requirements and Production Costs, Complete Confinement Swine Rearing Operations, Texas High Plains (open access)

Supplement for 1975 to Input Requirements and Production Costs, Complete Confinement Swine Rearing Operations, Texas High Plains

"This study was conducted to update information which was published in 1971 so that hog producers can examine and analyze costs and returns of swine rearing operations and make necessary adjustments when needed to better cope with changing conditions" (p. viii).
Date: July 1975
Creator: Lee, Hong Y.; Willis, R. W. & Owens, Thomas R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Structure of the Texas High Plans Economy (open access)

The Structure of the Texas High Plans Economy

Report documenting an analysis of the regional economy in Texas during 1967 using an Input-Output method to evaluate how different industries impacted one another.
Date: August 1972
Creator: Osborn, James E. & McCray, William C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demand  for Pork:  A Long-Run Analysis (open access)

Demand for Pork: A Long-Run Analysis

Report detailing the results of a study on the changes in the demand elasticities for pork.
Date: July 1977
Creator: Roy, Sujit K. & Young, Richard D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Engineering  Simulation of Cotton Ginning Costs (open access)

Economic Engineering Simulation of Cotton Ginning Costs

Report describing the development of a computer program (GINMODEL) to estimate cotton ginning costs over a wide range of assumptions, including a manual for using the program.
Date: August 1978
Creator: Shaw, Dale L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Models for Cotton Ginning (open access)

Economic Models for Cotton Ginning

Report on capital investment requirements and operating costs for cotton ginning, including findings, models, costs, and recommendations.
Date: August 1977
Creator: Shaw, Dale L.; Cleveland, O. A., Jr. & Ghetti, Joseph L
System: The Portal to Texas History