Archived Cost and Return Studies
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Search archived studies using the map of California| Commodity | Region | County | Year | Production Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1991 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1991 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1985 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1985 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1985 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1984 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1983 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1983 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yuba/Sutter | 1983 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | California | see map | 1982 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1982 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | California | see map | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1980 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | California | see map | 1980 | Heifers; Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt/Del Norte | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1980 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1979 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt/Del Norte | 1979 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1979 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1979 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1976 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1976 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1976 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1975 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1975 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1975 | Heifers; Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1975 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1975 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1975 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1975 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yuba/Sutter | 1974 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yuba/Sutter | 1974 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1973 | Head; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1973 | Head; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1973 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1973 | Management Costs |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1973 | Head; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1973 | Heifers; Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1973 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1973 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1972 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1972 | Cow Herd |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1971 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1971 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1970 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1970 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1970 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1970 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1970 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1970 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1969 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1969 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1969 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1967 | Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1966 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1966 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1966 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1966 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1963 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1962 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1962 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | San Mateo | 1961 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1959 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1959 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1959 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1959 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1956 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1954 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1953 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1953 | Management |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1952 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1951 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1951 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1951 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1950 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1950 | Management |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1950 | Management |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1950 | Management |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sutter | 1950 | Management |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1949 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1949 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1949 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1948 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | Madera/Fresno | 1948 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1948 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | Madera/Fresno | 1948 | Management |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | Marin | 1947 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1938 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1938 |
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