CATFISH 



001 



Adrian, J. L.; McCoy, E. W. 



1971. 



Costs and returns of commercial catfish production in Alabama. 



Auburn Univ., Agri. uxp. Sta., Bull. 421, 23 pp. 



The primary objectives of the study were to evaluate inputs, 



costs, and returns, and to determine the optimum size for 



commercial catfish operations in Alabama. A purposive sample of 



58 growers was ootained. Grouped data are shown for small (under 



5 acres), middle sized (5 to 10 acres) and large operations (over 



10 acres) . Data for • the following variables are itemized: 



investment, labor, annual costs (variable, fixed, other, and 



total), gross receipts, and returns (to various owned factor 



combinations and as a percentage of investment) . The data did 



net permit determination of the optimum size of operation, nut 



economies of scale with respect to acreage are shown in tables 



and in a regression of cost per acre on firm acreage. 



Concomitantly, returns increased. The analysis also considers 



other comparisons and aspects of the industry. 



Subject descriptors: 



Catfish; revenue; costs; returns; economies of scale; sample 



data. 



02 



Adrian, J. L.; McCoy, E. W. 

 1972. 



Experience and location as factors influencing income from 

 commercial catfish enterprises. 



Auburn Univ., Agri. Exp. Sta., Bull. 437, 28 pp. 



Growth of catfish farming began in Alabama in 1967, but supply- 

 demand conditions soon reduced prices. Disease and oxygen 

 deficiency reduced yields. Experienced producers were found to 

 receive 6 cents more per pound of catfish, their output was 100 

 pounds more per acre, and their net returns were about $100 per 

 acre. Efficient use of resources and maximum production 

 increased net returns. Commercial production in the central part 

 of the State allowed some cost reduction, apparently because of 

 concentration of growers. 

 Subject descriptors: 

 Catfish; enterprise comparison. 



03 



Anonymous. 



1974. 



Catfish farm production survey, 1973. 



U.S. Dep. Commer., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv. (Room 147, Post Office 



and Courts Building, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201), mimeographed, 



3 pp. 



Results of a 1973 survey of catfish farming by the Soil 



