Collins, Norman R. (author), Jamison, John A. (author), and University of California, Berkeley.
Agricultural Marketing Service U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1958-04
Published:
USA: American Marketing Association
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08234
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