Land use has become a critical issue for Minnesota communities, and for many of those on the suburban fringe, the central land-use policy question is whether or not to approve new residential development. New residences may bring increased property tax revenues, but the new residents will demand...

This paper explores the issue of how much debt could have successfully been serviced by various farm types during a recent period characterized by large income fluctuation (the 10 years studied include the high returns years 1972-73 and the generally low returns years 1966-70).