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S. C. Economic Evaluation of Alternatives to Grade and Staple 



in Marketing Cotton . Learn (1) nature & extent of the use of 

 measures of differences in fineness, strength, & other fiber 

 properties (other than grade & staple length) at various stages 

 in the marketing process for cotton; (2) influences of these 

 measurements on prices paid for cotton; (3) charges for, or 

 estimated costs of tests; (4) basis for & adequacy of criteria 

 used by firms in relating fiber testing to quality & value of 

 cotton; (5) relation of fiber testing to cotton breeding & pro- 

 duction programs designed to produce qualities desired by con- 

 sumers. 



Agr. Econ. & Rur. Sociol. 137 (SM-18) Coop. AMS (Also see 



Part 14, Section a. ) 



Term. An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Fires on Insurance 



and Other Costs at Gins in Tennessee . To learn (1) relation 

 of premiums for gin fire insurance to losses associated there- 

 with; (2) trends in types of & rates for fire insurance avail- 

 able to ginners; (3) legal limitations & regulations of fire 

 insurance companies. 



Agr. Econ. & Rur. Sociol. 18 (SM-17) Coop. AMS (Also see 

 Part 14, Section a. ) 



Term. Economic Analysis and Evaluation of the Use of Fiber Tests 



in the Marketing of Cotton . To ascertain (1) nature & extent 

 of use of measures of differences in fineness, strength, & 

 fiber properties in addition to grade & staple length at var- 

 ious stages in marketing process for cotton; (2) influences 

 of these measurements on prices paid for cotton; (3) charges or 

 costs for tests; (4) basis for & adequacy of standards used by 

 firms in relating fiber testing to quality & value of cotton; 

 (5) value of fiber testing in appraising cotton breeding & pro- 

 duction programs designed to produce the qualities desired by 

 consumers; & (6) practicability of furnishing growers with addi- 

 tional information on quality of cotton produced. 



Agr. Econ. & Rur. Sociol. 21 ( SM-18) Coop. AMS (Also see 



Part 14, Section a. 



Tex. Economic Aspects of the Mechanization of Cotton Production 



and Competing Enterprises in Selected Areas. To (1) learn ef- 

 fects & efficiency of certain desiccants & defoliants on yield 

 & quality of cotton, (2) evaluate relative cost of harvesting 

 cotton mechanically after using harvest-aid chemicals as com- 

 pared with hand harvesting, (3; learn factors which contribute 

 to successful use of mechanical strippers. 



Agr. Econ., PI. Physiol. & Path. 606 Coop. ARS 



