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Abstract
Four strategies for farm growth are analyzed and compared on the basis of ownership, equity, and
productive capacity achieved, and on the basis of resistance to adversity. The primary tool of analysis
was a model utilizing a stochastic simulator interfaced with both ex ante and ex post linear programming
routines. The performance of the growth strategies differed markedly with respect to the
various indicators. It appeared that little was gained from using a stochastic model rather than a
deterministic one.