hay and corn. The farm truck is the half-ton pick-up type. Cropland consists 

 of 34 acres; 5 in corn silage, 2 in new seeding, and 27 in mixed hay. There 

 are 50 acres of permanent pasture and pastured woods. 



In the reorganization of this farm, in the earlier report, adjustments 

 were limited largely to more cows, more fertilizer materials, and barn finish- 

 ing of hay. The acreage in the farm and the labor force are adequate when 

 used more effectively. A small additional investment in buildings would be 

 required. Output of both crops and livestock would reflect improved manage- 

 ment in the many phases of the production process. Table 10 summarizes 

 the proposed crop and livestock organization for farm A as developed in the 

 previous study in this series. 



Table 10. — Suggested Crop and Livestock Organization of Farm A, 

 a Typical, Small New England Dairy Farm 



This revised cropping and livestock plan is used in this study as a base 

 to test alternative patterns of machinery organization. As the major em- 

 phasis is on adjustment of machinery to this revised farm business, only 

 these aspects of the farm business that are associated with the use of ma- 

 chinery and equipment are analyzed in detail. Estimates are made of the in- 

 fluejices of alternative equipment patterns upon additional farm costs and 

 farm returns. 



The cropping operations, broken down by jobs, crop acres, and acres 

 of work, are shown in Table 11. 



Table 11. — Annual Acreage Associated with Cropping Operations, Farm A 



Operation 



Plowing 

 Harrowing 

 Planting corn 

 Cultivating corn 

 Spreading manure 

 Spreading fertilizer and lime 

 Seeding grass 

 Harvesting hay 

 Harvesting corn silage 

 Pasture maintenance 



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