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Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Factors affecting net returns from hog production with special emphasis on time of marketing

Abstract

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The analysis presented in this thesis was directed toward a study of: (1) the behavior of the prices of slaughter hogs at Richmond; (2) the price differential of slaughter hogs between Richmond and Chicago, including differentials between light, medium, and heavy weight hogs; and (3) the most profitable weight to sell hogs farrowed at various times of the year.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M. S.
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Agricultural Economics
Department dc:contributor.department
Agricultural Economics
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Year dc:date.issued
1952

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Stout, Roy G.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/110259
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/110259

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Stout, Roy G.. Factors affecting net returns from hog production with special emphasis on time of marketing. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1952. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/110259