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5. Larger heads are produced upon grain planted more than 

 one inch apart though all the heads may not be as uniform in size. 

 The number of seeds in the largest heads produced increases rapidly 

 with increased distances between plants. 



6. While more grain will be produced by each seed when 

 planted at greater distances than one inch apart the actual amount 

 of grain will be less for the area of land used. Therefore seeding so 

 thinly that there will be less than one plant for each inch of drill 

 row decreases the amount of grain per acre rather than increases it. 

 (Univ. 111. B. 37.) 



The application of intensive methods to the cultivation of po- 

 tatoes will readily increase the production 100 per cent. On the 

 average it costs about $15.25 per acre to plant and cultivate potatoes. 

 It costs no more to seed and cultivate where a crop of 350 bushels is 

 produced than where only 200 bushels are harvested, the difference 

 being in the methods pursued. The following table gives the actual 

 results on a 40-acre farm intensively cultivated, where potatoes fur- 

 nished the principal crop: 



Sales, Expenses, and Net Income of Farm in 1906. 



a This item includes a half interest in 1 bull. 



Estimates. 



Summary: 



Value of farm. 40 acres at $200 $8,000.00 



Value of live stock 1.280.00 



Value of machinery and implements 484 .00 



Total... , 9.764.00 



Sales 1.942.50 



Expenses 436.05 



Net income of farm 1 506.45 



-(F. B. 325.) 



The net income derived is 15.4 per cent on $9,764, the total 

 value of the farm and equipment. The figures do not give any- 

 thing for the labor of the owner. This should be given to get the 

 correct net profit. Rotating with grass has been found excellent 

 in increasing the yield of potatoes. Under intensive methods the 

 land is kept busy. 



Fertilization and rotation are important factors in intensive 

 farming. The fertilizer used must meet the requirements of the 

 soil and of the crop proposed to be cultivated. Rotation must de- 



