Tests theoretical model suggesting that ratio of nonwhite to white rural population engaged in farming in Virginia can be determined by assessing extent to which black farm operators had access to land, labor, capital, and social status. Finds changing social forces of production have decreased the proportion of black farmers. (LFL)

This paper examines the development of Alaska's Public School Fund, its current status, and its potential as a major revenue source for elementary and secondary education. The fund, which was created following the 1915 federal school lands grant to Alaska, is examined for the 1916-58 territorial period, the 1959-78 early statehood period, and the…