CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



PAGE 



The Farmer as a Business Man: His Failures and 



Opportunities I 



PART I. THE SOIL 



I 

 A Debit and Credit Account with the Soil ... 5 



II 

 The Dairy Business in Relation to Soil Exhaustion 14 



PART II. CROPS 



I 

 Intensive System of Cropping ..... 21 



II 



Cutting, Handling and Feeding Forage Crops . . 38 



III 



Top Dressing for Soiling Crops 40 



IV 

 A Succession of Soiling Crops for Fifty Full-Grown 



Animals 42 



V 

 Value of Forage Crops per Acre Compared with 



Clover Hay and Wheat Bran .... 44 



VI 



Succession of Soiling Crops in Different States . . 47 



VII 

 Advantages and Disadvantages of Soiling ... 51 



VIII 



Soiling vs. Silage 53 



PART III. THE DAIRY HERD 

 I 



Selecting the Breed from a Business Standpoint . 55 



