ABSTRACT
The 1985 farm bill contains a provision for allowing skip-rows to be counted as nonprogram crop acreage. The utilization of skip-rows can increase yields in dryland cotton production through moisture conservation. This paper analyzes the increase in cotton yield that would be needed to offset the loss in government deficiency payments and the cost of skip-row maintenance under 50-92 provision of the 1985 farm bill. The study area includes Donley and Collingsworth Counties in the Southeastern Texas Panhandle. The analysis indicates a 70-84 percent increase in yield per planted acre would be necessary to offset a 50-65 dollar for an acre of skip-row maintenance cost.
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