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FARMERS' BULLETIN 614. 



* Figure 5 shows a rye field that is nearly harvested and the splendid 

 hogs that it has produced. 



THE MONEY INCOME PER ACRE. 



The money value of an acre of rye, whether hogged down or 

 thrashed and sold on the market, is not great; hence, on smaller 

 farms of 40 to 60 acres of fertile soil this crop with this method of 

 management will not have so much place as on larger farms that are 

 less productive. On the smaller farms it is desirable to grow crops 

 that will bring a greater profit per acre, even though a greater outlay 

 of labor is necessary. If, however, this demand for extra labor can 

 not be met, then rye and the practice of hogging it down still have a 

 place on the smaller farm, and especially if such farms are in a run- 

 down condition. 



Under average conditions in the corn belt 1 7 bushels of rye per acre 

 is a good yield. This, when sold on the market at 70 cents per bushel 

 (which is a liberal standard price), will bring $11.90. The income 

 when the crop is hogged down will vary with the price of hogs. With 

 the young clover that grows up in the rye, a 17-bushel acre of rye will 

 produce approximately 200 pounds of pork without any outside or 

 supplementary feeds. This, when sold at 6 cents per pound, will 

 bring $12 per acre, and at 7 cents, $14. 



FIG. 5. A field of rye and young clover nearly hogged off and the thrifty hogs that have been doing 



the work. 



