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Implications of Fuel Shortages on Cotton and Grain Sorghum Production and Producer Returns-Southern High Plains of Texas*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James E. Casey ,
Lonnie L. Jones  and
Ronald D. Lacewell
James E. Casey
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
Lonnie L. Jones
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
Ronald D. Lacewell
Affiliation:
Texas A&M University
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Shortages of hydrocarbon-based fuels (petroleum and natural gas) for all uses in the United States have caused concern among agricultural leaders and farmers over their ability to obtain fuel for agricultural production purposes in competition with other users. During the 1973 crop year, for the first time in recent years, farmers were faced with the consequent need to make necessary adjustments in production and harvesting practices to utilize the fuel available. Analyses that have appeared since the recent widespread recognition of the energy crisis conclude that this is not a short-run phenomenon. Rather, farmers are likely to find themselves competing with other major users for limited petroleum supplies for some time to come.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , December 1974 , pp. 121 - 127
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1974

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Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Article No. 11350. Special recognition and gratitude is expressed to personnel at the Texas A&M Extension and Research Center at Lubbock for their contribution in developing the input data, especially to Arthur Onken, Lavon Ray, and Elmer Hudspeth. Of course, any errors are the responsibility of the authors.

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