Dr. Bobby D. Moser, Vice President for Agricultural Administration
and Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Dr. James H. Brown, OARDC Acting Director
The publication reports results of research under OARDC Research Project S-515. The intended audience is apple industry participants. The authors wish to thank D.E. Hahn, J. Havlicek, Jr., and A.D. O'Rourke for their review and helpful suggestions; G.D. Schnitkey for assistance with correlation matrices; M.G. Klein for data search; and Pam Brown, Janice DiCarolis, and Karlene Robison for typing and graphics.
Thomas T. Stout is Professor of Agricultural Economics, The Ohio State University and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Stanley A. Uchida is a former graduate student in agricultural economics, now with BancOhio. Richard C. Funt is Professor of Horticulture, Ohio State University Extension and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
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