Farm Planning and Control (Paperback, 2 Revised edition)

Notice to readers; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Selected metric conversion factors; 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; Index.