@article{Zygadlo:329199,
      recid = {329199},
      author = {Zygadlo, Linda and Sutton, John},
      title = {The Agricultural Economy of the  Kalamazoo-Black-Macatawa-Paw Paw Rivers Basin},
      address = {1975-04},
      number = {1485-2022-1916},
      pages = {180},
      year = {1975},
      note = {The U.S. Department of Agriculture is participating in a  water and related land resource study of the  Kalamazoo-Black-Macatawa-Paw Paw Rivers Basin with the  State of Michigan. Specifically, cooperation will be  accomplished through the Water Development Services  Division of the Michigan Bureau of Water Management.  A  partial fulfillment of the responsibility assigned to the  Economic Research Service includes an economic base study  of the area.  This base study analyzes current basic  structure of the area's economy and includes projections of  population, employment, income, and agricultural  production.},
      abstract = {Excerpts from the report:  The Study Area is located in  southwestern Michigan and contains about 3,050 square miles  or 1,954,000 acres.  This involves significant portions of  10 counties: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Eaton,  Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, and Van Buren.  The  area is about 100 miles long and 50 miles wide at the  widest point.  The largest drainage basin is that of the  Kalamazoo, with some 2,060 square miles.  Topography varies  from nearly level at the eastern extremity to rolling hills  in the west.  Soils are varied and complex ranging from  very heavy to sands and gravels with some depressional  areas of organic soils.  The basin is located in a land  resource area, entitled the Lake States fruit, truck crops,  and dairy area.  This base study analyzes current basic  structure of the area's economy and includes projections of   population, employment, income, and agricultural  production.  The data presented in this report are intended  to provide cooperating agencies with information on recent  economic activity only.  Attention is given to trends in  population, employment in major economic sectors, and major  land uses.  Since the focus of the study is toward the  agricultural activity in rural areas, particular emphasis  is placed on socioeconomic aspects of the rural population,  farm characteristics, and agricultural production.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329199},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.329199},
}