Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table A.1
Definition of dependent variables
Dependent variables
ADJUSTMENT
=
1 if cash rent contract contained a clause adjusting rent for high yields.
ANNUAL
=
1 if an annual contract,=0ifamultiyear contract.
CAPITAL
=
total capital assets (buildings, land and equipment) in $100,000.
CHEMICAL APPLICATION
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of chemical application cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
CONTRACT
=
1 if contract was a cropshare contract;=0ifacash rent contract.
DRYING
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of crop drying cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
ENERGY
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of the irrigation energy cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
FAMILY FARM
=
1 if the farm is owned and operated by the family farmer;
=
0 if not.
FARM ACRES
=
number of acres on the farm.
FERTILIZER
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of the fertilizer cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
HARVEST
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of the harvesting cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
HERBICIDE
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of the herbicide cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
INSECTICIDE
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of the insecticide cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same portion as his cropshare.
ORAL
=
1 if an oral contract;=0ifawritten contract.
QSHARE
=
1 if farmer pays all input costs;
=
0 if farmer pays input costs equal to his output share.
RENTED BUILDING
=
1 if building was rented;=0ifowned.
RENTED LAND
=
1 if land was rented;=0ifowned.
RENTED EQUIPMENT
=
1 if equipment was rented;=0ifowned.
SEED
=
1 if farmer pays 100% of the seed cost;
=
0 if the farmer pays the same fraction as his cropshare.
SHARE
=
percent of crop to the farmer.
SHARE-UP
=
1 if share to farmer increased in past 5 years;=0ifnot.
SHARE-DOWN
=
1 if share to farmer decreased in past 5 years;=0ofnot.
of land and other assets and farm organization. The 1,004 different farms that make up the British Columbia-
Louisiana sample are often arranged in various ways to create different data sets. A data set may be organized
around a farm, a plot of land, equipment, or buildings, the sample size varies depending on the choice of the
question to be examined. All of the variables used in the topic are defined in tables A.1 and A.2. Their means and
standard deviations are provided in tables A.3, A.4, and A.5.
A.2
Contract Data Compared to State and Provincial Averages
For selected variables we compared our sample means to those taken from statewide census data for 1987 Census
of Agriculture, the most recent census (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census 1989b, c). The
 
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