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The Allocation of Research, Teaching, and Extension Personnel in U.S. Colleges of Agriculture

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The aim of this paper is to inventory the allocation of research, teaching, and extension personnel by departments in United States colleges of agriculture and experiment stations, and to identify and measure factors that appear to influence this allocation. Although growth is the predominate characteristic of departments and disciplines, we observe and can predict decline in several instances. With the use of multiple regression analysis, state nonfarm income emerges as the most important variable explaining total funds available to experiment stations. Rural farm population has virtually no effect on total funds available. In fact, since 1960 it was somewhat of a detriment for an agricultural experiment station to be located in an agricultural state. At the departmental level, the departments engaged in farm oriented research (agronomy, animal husbandry, etc.) appear to be more dependent on farm income for support whereas departments in closer contact with the nonfarm sector (horticulture, agricultural economics, etc.) are more dependent on nonfarm income. Predictions for the early 1970's indicate largest growth for departments located in the high income, urban-industrial states particularly for those more closely tied to nonfarm income.

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  • Willis L. Peterson, 1969. "The Allocation of Research, Teaching, and Extension Personnel in U.S. Colleges of Agriculture," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 51(1), pages 41-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:51:y:1969:i:1:p:41-56.
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    1. Ellingson, Dennis & Peterson, Willis L., 1981. "The Allocation Of Research Personnel: Administrators' Response To Expected Rates To Return," Staff Papers 14093, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    2. Peterson, Willis L., 1989. "Public Support Of Experiment Stations," Staff Papers 14229, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    3. Gregory M. Perry, 2023. "Cooperative extension, experiment station, and Land Grant Universities: Competitors or partners for state funding?," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 45(2), pages 947-969, June.
    4. Norton, George W. & Davis, Jeffrey S., 1979. "Review Of Methods Used To Evaluate Returns To Agricultural Research," Staff Papers 13520, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    5. Huffman, Wallace E. & Orazem, Peter, 1985. "The Market for New Ph.D. Agricultural Economists," 1985 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Ames, Iowa 278607, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    6. Garren, Nathan M. & White, Fred C., 1981. "An Analysis of Research Expenditures for Selected Agricultural Commodities," 1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina 279247, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    7. Peterson, Willis & Hayami, Yujiro, 1977. "PART VII. Technical Change in Agriculture," AAEA Monographs, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 337219, january.
    8. Huffman, Wallace E. & Connor, Larry J., 1986. "A Perspective on the Market for Agricultural Economists: Background, Trends, and Issues," ISU General Staff Papers 198607010700001498, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    9. Huffman, Wallace E. & Miranowski, John A., 1979. "An Economic Analysis Of Expenditures On State Experiment Station Research," ISU General Staff Papers 197908010700001095, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    10. Peterson, Willis L., 1991. "Is The Demand For Agricultural Experiment Station Personnel Declining?," Staff Papers 13246, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    11. Peterson, Willis L. & Hayami, Yujiro, 1977. "Technical Change in Agriculture," A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Volume 1: Traditional Fields of Agricultural Economics 1940s to 1970s,, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    12. Runge, C. Ford, 2006. "Agricultural Economics: A Brief Intellectual History," Staff Papers 13649, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.

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