061 



Pippin, Kenneth; Morrison, W. R. 



1975. 



Retail market potential for farm-cultured catfish. 



Univ. Ark., Agri. Exp. Sta., Bull. 799, 22 pp. 



Results of a 1973 survey (Little Rock, Ark.) to evaluate the 



market potential and consumer preferences for farm-cultured 



catfish are reported. Potential is expressed in terms of sales 



(pounds purchased) per thousand supermarket patrons. Preferences 



are related to socioeconomic characteristics. Chi square 



analysis was employed. Purchases tended to increase with 



household income, homemaker education, and occupational status of 



the head of household; purchases tended to decrease, but less 



clearly, with family size and with the presence of younger 



members. Cther results are indicated. 



Subject descriptors: 



Catfish; markets; demand; consumption; evaluation. 



062 



Raulerson, Richard C; Trotter, Warren K. 



1973. 



Demand for farm- raised channel catfish in supermarkets: analysis 



of a selected market. 



U.S. Dep . Agri., Econ. Res. Serv . , Mark. Res. Rep. 993, 21 pp. 



In March and April 1972, a controlled Latin square market 



experiment was performed in six Atlanta grocery stores to 



determine the demand for fresh channel catfish in supermarkets. 



Prices ranging from $0.79 to $1.29 per pound in 10-cent 



increments were used to elicit quantity responses. These 



responses were used to estimate linear, log-linear, and log-log 



forms of a demand curve. The resulting demand curves indicate an 



elastic demand for catfish within the experimental price range. 



Results of a consumer questionnaire indicate the possibility of 



expanding the market by introducing more convenient product forms 



at a reasonable cost to the consumer. (Modified authors' 



abstract .) 



Subject descriptors: 



Catfish; demand analysis. 



063 



Rogers, Bruce D. ; Madewell, Carl E. 



1971. 



Catfish farming — cost of producing in the Tennessee Valley 



region. 



T.V.A., Natl. Fert. Dev. Cent., Circ . Z-22, 20 pp. 



This report indicates estimated catfish production in the 



Tennessee Valley for alternative operations. Costs are based on 



interviews, estimates, and specified assumptions. The operations 



are compared with respect to key variables in one summary table. 



Initial cost, and annual costs and returns are itemized in 17 



appendix tables. The summary table indicates for 17 operations 



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