Farm planning and control /
C. S. Barnard, J. S. Nix
- 2nd edition
- Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, c1982.
- ix, 600 p. : ill. ; 23cm.
CONTENTS
Part I. The Organisation of Resources: 1. The planning environment and the managerial function 2. Basic principles and concepts of planning 3. The organisation of capital - general 4. The organisation of capital - machinery, buildings and land 5. The organisation of labour
Part II. The Organisation of Enterprises: 6. An introduction to enterprise organisation 7. Livestock yield and fixed costs 8. Yield, variable costs and optimal feed conversion 9. The selection of feedstuffs 10. The influence of season on livestock production 11. The provision of replacements 12. Crops and cropping
Part III. The Combination of Enterprises: 13. Principles and procedures in planning enterprise combination 14. Budgeting and programme planning 15. Linear programming 16. Uncertainty and farm organisation and planning 17. Further programming techniques 18. Matrix construction Part IV. The Control of Resources and Enterprises: 19. Data recording 20. Data analysis 21. Methods of control