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organization on some successful farms 

 Good crop and stock balance, good crop rotation and good labor 

 distribution for different conditions are illustrated by the follow- 

 ing data from some successful farms. The system of farming in 

 each case is fairly typical of many other farms similarly located. 

 The organization and labor income in each case is, -however, ex- 

 ceptionally good. 



1910 Record. Tompkins County, N. Y., General Farm 

 Labor Income $2,432 



Si~e of business. — One hundred and eighty-eight acres in crops; 17 silage, 

 15 potatoes, 2 cabbage, 15 oats and barley, 12 wheat, 90 hay, 30 oats, 7 apples. 

 One hundred and sixty-four pastured, including 46 in woods. Thirty -one and 

 five-tenths cows, 2 young cattle. 



Diversiti/. — - Forty-four per cent of receipts from crops. Three important 

 receipts: milk $4,200, potatoes $1,450, hay $750, oats $380, wheat $340, eggs 

 $300. Four and six-tenths acres of crops per animal unit. 



Production. — ■ Cro^i yields: silage 15, potatoes 277, cabbage 10, oats 50, 

 wheat 31, oats and barley 60, hay 1.9, fruit ?. One hundred thirty-three dol- 

 lars receipts per cow. 



Labor. — One year man, one 9 months, day help 75, son 1 year = 3 men. 

 Forty-seven acres of crops per man. Ten and three-tenths animal units per 

 man. Twenty-seven acres of crops per horse — 7 horses. 



Notes. — Land value about $85 per acre. Pastured land included woods, 

 stump lot, and land too steep or rough for cropping. Milk sold to shipping 

 station at about 2.8 cents per quart. Good potato soil and climate. Labor 

 distribution was excellent, with emphasis on hay and potatoes • — the most 

 profitable crops for the locality. Balance between crops and stock excellent. 

 Late spring frosts limit apple crops. Pure-bred cattle instead of grades might 

 have made this business more profitable. 



1913 Record. Genesee County, N. Y., General Farm 

 Labor Income $2,783 



8ise of business. — One hundred and seventy-five acres in crops : 25 potatoes, 

 45 beans, 5 cabbage, 43 wheat, 42 hay, 12 alfalfa, 3 apples. Six acres pas- 

 tured. Three cows, 2 young cattle; 600 lambs fatted in winter. 



Diversity. — ^ Sixty-nine per cent of receipts from crops. Five important 

 receipts: potatoes $2,438, lambs $1,970, beans $1,200, wheat $902, cabbage 

 $500. Three and one-tenth acres of crojjs per animal unit. 



Production. — Crop yields: potatoes 150, beans 10, cabbage 5, wheat 24, 

 hay 2.4, alfalfa 3, apples 33. Thirty-three dollars receipts per cow. Three 

 dollars and twenty-eight cents receipts per lamb. 



Labor. — One year man, one 8 months, day help 50 = 2.8 men. Sixty-two 

 and five-tenths acres of crops per man. Twenty animal units per man. 

 Twenty-two acres crops per horse — 8 horses. 



Notes. — Land value about $100. Practically all the land good for crops. 

 Orchard and tillable land had to be used for family cows. Dairy would not 



