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I The following reports on research activities of the importance to warehousemen is that of short-weight
r Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station were ex- deductions by buying organizations. Much weight
cerpted from the 1961 Annual Report now being pre- loss is because of moisture changes in the tobacco ·
fz pared for publication. between the time it is weighed in at the warehouse
ip! and when delivered to the buyer’s plant.
·.  AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS Dairy Mergers and Expanding Market Trends
A. Factors in Success or Bean Errrerprrse Specialization in iboth farm production and proc- ’
·,’ S . . , essing plant operations is an important trend in the
uccess of a snap bean enterprise in Pulaski and d . .1d tr N6 t.t. 6 I k t. st t r
ll; Wayne counties is attributed to overall planning by al?/E ui y` . .W C0m§;1W H ar 9 mg. mc ut}?
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A management and a well-coordinated labor supply for mc C mp EX P lclllg PIO ems fu-6 lppedrmg is 6
. result of teclmolo ueal chan es in the mdustr . More
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harvesting. Management concentrated acreage, se- . . .
. . mergers and consolidations are in prospect. Ten per-
lected farmers, staggered planting dates, supervised , . ·
. . cent of Kentuckys bottled milk plants made about 60
.. cultural and spray programs, supervised harvesting, . .
. percent of the sales in 1960, and 13 processing centers
•~ and marketed the beam` The labor supply was pm- su Jlied 90 ercent of the fluid roducts
A vided by excellent cooperation of the farmers, labor P1 P P `
 J crew leaders, and crew members of the Employ-
A ment Service Office.   ·°. `.i,d;l': • ··· E I:) I V`’:i;'    `  __   -.-•  `A 
y State Institutional Form Study   .<     °‘‘’·   ‘ _.
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A farm management analysis (linear programming)         ,.-r   V,,.,   ,_   ‘ - \ {
1 of Kentucky’s institutional farms reveals that consider- its jp     __,            
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g able savings are possible 1n their food production pro-     .2.   
A gram by having the farms specialize in production of    j? -rw!   pr 4 -  ,  ’'., . ire  iiztfj
` products for which their resources are best suited and        #4 Y   . Z _
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other institutional farms.     A 'l_}f’ _ Y ,/A     y
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Chain Store Fresh Egg Requirements     VK j   ` ’     {
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A concentrated supply sources. In respect to eggs, the frbgrg     _.._ v>¢'r;;__*&’-tw    éreg r 
minimum purchase requirements range from 100 to ag-}  "`°‘¢‘~=»»"¤?" { V   r ·  
200 cases per week from a single supplier. About 70 _' _ Q   i~r· » .   g. , ' _ I I
percent of the fresh eggs handled by chain food stores       ‘ " ‘ ° " ` ""'“'*‘ ` ` '
- in Kelltrrcky COHIQS fron] OutSi({€ the State becallse Su}`)_ zh SII()I`I ()l)CI`2IIII]g 1)CI`I()(I ICSSCIIS [IIC ()!)l)()I`IlII]IIy ol IOIMISJCO
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·,_ pliers here are not meeting minimum volume and mm -
·» 1 quantity requirements. Most of the eggs are pur-
chased in mid-western states, with the majority com-  
mg from Indimm_ AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
S Looseleaf Tobacco Auction Warehouse Costs Mechanical Tobacco Harvester Progresses
` TL Hand labor used in tobacco warehouse operation ac- Limited field tests were made with a basic-type
r counts for about 65 percent of the total operating mechanical burley tobacco harvester. The machine
costs, and the opportunity to reduce costs through has been built in four components: 1. a cutting unit
mechanization is lessened owing to an operating period which was completed in 1961; 2. a spearing unit;
of only from 5 to 10 weeks. An operating cost of 3. a stalk-spacing. stick-filling unit, and 4. a stick-
1 Kiznrucxr FARBI AND Horn; SCIENCE—\VIN'I`ER 1962 3
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