Cotton-potato farms: Costs, returns, and relationships to scale of operation in Kern County
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Chester O. McCorkleAuthor Affiliations
Chester O. McCorkle, Jr., is Instructor in Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 7(5):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n05p2. May 1953.
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McCorkle C. 1953. Cotton-potato farms: Costs, returns, and relationships to scale of operation in Kern County. Hilgardia 7(5):2-2. DOI:10.3733/ca.v007n05p2
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