Suggestions Concerning Checking and Tabulating Farm Management Survey Data: A Desk Manual for Investigators (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

United States Department Of Agriculture

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484268961 ISBN 13: 9780484268967

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the art of farm data with practical, field-tested checks that ensure trustworthy results.

This manual guides investigators through the full workflow of farm management survey data, from collecting accurate records to reliable tabulation. With clear procedures and examples, it helps you spot inconsistencies, balance livestock accounts, and interpret how factors like farm size and tenure influence outcomes. The book presents proven methods to assess yields, track expenses, and verify that every figure fits the farm’s real context.

What you’ll gain

• Practical steps to check records, compare office sheets with field blanks, and verify totals and yields.
• Techniques to spot unusual items, explain anomalies, and ensure receipts align with farm activity.
• How to design and interpret tables that reveal relationships between farm size, management factors, and efficiency.
• Guidance on managing magnitude of business, tenure, and types of farming to avoid misleading conclusions.

• How to detect errors in livestock tallies and understand how purchases, deaths, and movements affect the herd.
• How to judge whether income, expenses, and depreciation align with farm size and type.
• Strategies for structuring tabulations to uncover meaningful causal relations in farm data.
• Tips for presenting findings in a way that’s clear to researchers and decision-makers.

Ideal for readers of hands-on agricultural research and field data collection, this edition offers concrete guidelines you can apply in the real world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484268961
• ISBN 13: 9780484268967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48