Add to ORKGassisting me with their expertise and to write and edit this thesis. I would like to thank Dr. Billy G. Freeman for recruiting me into the Agricultural and Applied Economics program and supporting me with his friendship and guidance. I would also like to thank Professors Carlton Britton and Don Ethridge for their advice and support during the writing of this thesis. Also I would like to thank Brent Racher for his allowing me to participate in the data collection, and thanks to David Echels and Jarrod Depew for their help collecting the field data. Much gratitude also goes to my wife, Elizabeth SoRelle, without whose patience, encouragement, support, and seemingly endless love I would have never finished the project. u TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKN...