-41- 



Mo. Effects of Fires on Insurance and Other Ginning Costs * 



Determine legal & regulatory framework in which fire & acci- 

 dent insurance companies serving cotton gins operate, effect 

 of prevention devices & practices on frequency & extent of 

 gin fires & accidents & their relation to costs, & the re- 

 lation of premiums & credits for use of these devices & prac- 

 tices. 



Agr. Econ. 288 (SM-17) (Also see Part 14, Section a.) 



N. Mex. Economic Effects of Alternative Methods of Pricing Pima 



S-l Cotton , (1) learn elasticity of demand for Pima S-l cotton 

 & learn its importance as a guide in pricing. (2) Measure econ- 

 omic effect of recent regulation which sets minimum price of 

 Pima S-l at 75% of parity. (3) Learn present methods for set- 

 ting price-quality differentials & subjectively appraise their 

 efficiency in relation to surpluses & potential uses of specific 

 qualities. 



Agr. Econ. 58 (WM-32) (Also see Part 14, Section a.) 



N. Mex. Economic Analysis and Evaluation of the Use of Fiber Tests 

 in the Marketing of New Mexico Cotton . To learn (1) nature & 

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

 & other fiber properties & grade & staple length at various 

 stages in the marketing process for New Mexico cotton; (2) in- 

 fluences of these measures on prices paid for cotton; (3) 

 charges for, or estimated costs of tests; (4) basis for & ade- 

 quacy of criteria used by firms in relating fiber testing to 

 the value of cotton; (5) value of fiber testing in appraising 

 cotton breeding & production programs designed to produce the 

 qualities desired by consumers. 



Agr. Econ. 64 (SM-18) Coop. AMS (Also see Part 14, Section a.) 



Okla. Effects of Cotton Price Support. Acreage Adjustment t and 



Surplus Removal Programs Upon Oklahoma Agriculture! . To analyze 

 & appraise the effects of (1) Federal price support, acreage 

 adjustment, & surplus removal programs upon the supply, domestic 

 and foreigr consumption, markets & prices, & gross income from 

 cotton lint; & (2) cotton programs in terms of concurrent changes 

 in farm enterprise combinations, market systems, and interrela- 

 tionships of product & factor prices for cotton. 



Agr. Econ. 876 (SM-14) Also see Part 2, Section a.) 



