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ainplcs and necessary (M|itipineiit nlon^ witli it that will he liaiidlr*! 

 Ill this hiiil(lin«;. 



Mr. Andkuson. If you ^o into this, you will ro<|Miro (juito a large 

 luiiiiher of additional men too, I supposed 



Doctor L vusoN. No, sir; those liave larj^cly hcen provided for 

 already. 1 hope «'ventuallv we shall 



Mr. Andkuson (interi)osin<j). I am skepti<'al ahoul putting any 

 more hiiildiiij^s on this Mcltsville place. 



I)ocfor L.virsoN. Well. sir. this is a lahornlnrv I feel of impoi laiicc - 

 to learn the methods of feedmg dairy cows j\istifvin<; the SJO.OOO. 



Mr. lirni.WAN. How many acres are there in tliat placed 



Doctor Laiison. There are l(K) acres, about; and we are renting 120. 



Mr. lUcuANAN. One hundred and sixty a(;res owned by the Gov- 

 ernment '. 



Doctor Larson. Yes. sir. That is one of the dairy fanns, ap- 

 proximately that. 



Mr. .Vndkkson. ^'ou have <;ot SI. ')().()()() worth of buildings on it 

 now \ 



Doctor IjAUSox. No: we have only spent about half that amount. 

 I third< we have very simple permanent building's. Notiiing elabo- 

 rate. 



Doctor MoHLF'.R. Th(» farm has increased 100 per cent in value 

 since we f)tnchased it. It has been a money-making proposition — 

 no doubt of it. 



Mr. Andkrson. I should think it would be fioin the amount of 

 mc^ney you have put on it. 



Doctor Larson. I think the results pay for it. 



Mr. Anderson. I think it is about the poorest land I ever saw. 



EXPERIMEXT.\L PARM SELF-SUSTAINflNO. 



Doctor LARSi)N. Part of it is poor, but we are raising very satis- 

 factory crops on it now and have been for several years, and I may 

 say. so far as the farm is concerned, that every year for the last 

 several years the farm itself has been self-sustaining. 



Mr. Andkrson. Do vou mean vou are raising enough stuff to 

 feed the cattle ^ 



Doctor Larson. No. sir; I mean we are raising enough stulT to 

 pay for the cost of producing the feed and running the farm. I mean 

 the farm itself. 



Mr. Andkrson. If you are doing that, you are doing very well 

 with what y(»u have got. 



Doctor Larson. 1 think we are. 



Mr, BuciiAXAX. lie is just holding his own— not making anything 

 or not losing anything, but just standing there. 



Doctor L.VRSON. That is right, and. ns Mr. Anderson says, that is 

 very good. 



Mr. Anderson. How big is this barn going to be. Doctor Larson \ 



D(»ctor Larson. It is going to be a two-storv concrete barn with 

 ba.sement and (Uie wing. 



Mr. .Vndkrson. Fire-proof roof ^ 



Doctor Larson. No, sir, not a fireproof roof but it will be ceiled 

 inside so that it will be fairly fireproof. 



Mr. Bi'ciiANAN. Ceiled with wood or lumber^ 



