Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports

Excerpt: The areas reflect marked differences in cotton production and handling practices. While the acreage has declined sharply the last several years, cotton still rem [...]

Charts & Tables included: Domestic Energy Consumption by Type of Fuel, 1976 --- Table 1--Index of retail energy prices, specified years 1950-75 --- Domestic Demand f [...]

The consumption of household textiles and the fiber composition of household textiles consumed changed dramatically from 1955 to 1975. Changes in income, family composit [...]

Three regulatory options to authorize the use of proteolytic enzymes to tenderize the meat of livestock, except beef which is already approved, and poultry were assessed. [...]

Two technical reports have been released which provide a detailed comparison of various missing data procedures. In fact, the details may have obscured general philosoph [...]

Excerpts: This extensive bibliography includes about 350 different formal publications or easily accessible other references. All are recommended for understanding the [...]

The study evaluates kenaf as a new crop potential in the southern coastal plains region for use in the pulp and paper industry. Study results are in term of the 1977 pri [...]

Excerpts: The primary objective of this directory is to provide a convenient reference source that details the size and diversity of the 200 largest U.S. manufacturers o [...]

This study examines the cost effectiveness of employing biological controls to control Heliothis spp. on cotton in the Delta Area of Mississippi. The biological controls [...]

Thirty-eight percent of all farmers belonged to marketing/farm supply cooperatives in 1978. Another twenty-five percent were nonmember patrons but contributed little to [...]