Determinants of the Location of Horticultural Crops in England and Wales: An Experimental Enquiry Based Upon a Quantitative Analysis Reconciling Aggregate Production and Consumption with Minimum-cost SupplyAgricultural Economics Unit, School of Rural Economics and Related Studies, Wye College (University of London), 1975 - Field crops - 183 pages |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
An Analysis of Natural Advantage | 25 |
The Impact of Economics | 56 |
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acreage acres actual aggregate agricultural area analysis Anglesey basis blackcurrants Brussels sprouts cent Chapter climate concentration constraints consumers consumption centres context conurbation Cornwall cost of production degree-days delivered cost demand distance distribution Dorset early crop early potatoes East economic rent effect England and Wales enterprises estimated farm flowers fruit crops glasshouse crops Greater London group of crops growers grown harvesting horti horticultural crops horticultural production important increase intensive crops Kent Lancashire Lincolnshire linear linear programming localities location of horticultural location theory locational pattern marginal Midlands miles natural advantage optimum orchard fruit production outdoor vegetable output physical plants population postulated potential production regions production areas rainfall relative simulated simultaneous location soft fruit soil solution suitable supply temperature tend tomatoes transport cost types of crop Vale of Evesham variable vegetable crops West West Midlands conurbation West Sussex winter yield