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Midwestern Corn Farms Economic Status and the Potential for Large and Family-Sized Units

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  • Krause, Kenneth R.
  • Kyle, Leonard R.

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Buying and selling advantages are greater than internal economies for large versus family-sized Midwestern corn farms. Rates of return on investment both before and after income tax costs are considered are greater for the large operations because of (1) economies of size, (2) use of financial leverage, and (3) activities, such as those of purchase and sales agents, that enhance buying and selling advantages. Large units produce a small percentage of total U.S. com. Family-sized units will probably be the most important units in Midwestern com production for some time because of their present large number and the difficulty of establishing new large units. Most of the large units of the future will probably evolve from present family-sized units with aggressive growth strategies.

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  • Krause, Kenneth R. & Kyle, Leonard R., 1971. "Midwestern Corn Farms Economic Status and the Potential for Large and Family-Sized Units," Agricultural Economic Reports 307448, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307448
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307448
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    1. Nikolitch, Radoje, 1970. "Our 31,000 Largest Farms," Agricultural Economic Reports 307398, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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    5. Lanier, Eleanor B., 1974. "Economics of Agriculture: Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, July 1971-June 1972," Miscellaneous Publications 321804, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    6. Knutson, Ronald D. & Richardson, James W. & Smith, Edward G. & Rister, M. Edward & Grant, Warren R. & Lippke, Lawrence A. & Israelsen, Craig L., 2002. "Economic Impacts of Farm Program Payment Limits," Working Papers 42717, Texas A&M University, Agricultural and Food Policy Center.
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    9. Carl R. Zulauf & Kevin King, 1985. "Input purchasing advantages associated with farm size," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 1(1), pages 45-52.

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