level of living, and expenditures must be made for cash business ex- 

 penses such as taxes, insurance, maintenance, and repair. 



Analysis of the capital accumulation potential of four different 

 capacity broiler production units revealed that units of 10,000 and 

 20,000 broiler flocks do not have sufficient accumulation potential to re- 

 place themselves when operated as full-time occupations. However, these 

 units are satisfactory as a part-time occupation to supplement income 

 from other sources if this practice remains agreeable to integrators. 

 Larger capacity units, 35,000- and 50,000-broiler capacity, do have suf- 

 ficient capital accumulation potentials and provide a satisfactory stand- 

 ard of living for growers on the basis of a full-time family operation. 



Based on this analysis it would appear that integrators should en- 

 courage large production units to assure long-run stability in broiler 

 production capacity. Integrators and growers should work together to- 

 wards maximizing the occupancy time of the broiler-producing facilities 

 to maximize the growers' annual net income. In the long run, payments 

 should average more than the minimum used in this study to assure 

 growers of a satisfactory level of living and accumulation of capital. 



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