Alaska Farms: Organization and Practices in 1949

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Alaska Farms: Organization and Practices in 1949

Moore, Clarence A.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2642

Date: 1951-03

Publisher: Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station

Type: Report

Table of Contents: Summary -- Introduction-- Minor Production Areas: Kenai Peninsula; Anchorage Area; Fairbanks Area: Land Use, Livestock, Farm Equipment and Buildings, Crop Yields -- The Matanuska Valley: The Farm Operator and His Family; Tenure, Land Use: Size of Farm, Cropland Use; Livestock Organization; Power and Equipment; Farm Buildings; Crop Yields; Income and Expenses -- Types of Farming: Dairy Farming: Organization, Annual Labor Needs on Dairy Farms, Grain: Input and Practices, Hay and Silage: Inputs and Practices, Economic Returns to Dairy Farmers -- Potato Farming: Organization, Annual Labor Needs on Potato Farms, The Potato Enterprise: Inputs and Practices, Economic Returns to Potato Farmers -- Potato-Vegetable Farming: Organization, Annual Labor Needs on Potato-Vegetable Farms, Economic Returns to Potato Farmers -- Potato-Vegetable Farming: Organization, annual Labor Needs on Potato-Vegetable Farms, Economic Returns to Potato-Vegetable Farmers -- Poultry Farming

Abstract:

This is the second of a series of annual studies being conducted to determine the types of farm organization and farm practices consistent with a stable and profitable farm economy, Detailed records of organization and operations in 1949 were taken from cooperating growers in the Matanuska Valley and in the Fairbanks area of the Tanana Valley. Information was secured on the extent of farming in the Anchorage area and on the Kenai peninsula.