Dairying 

 produces a 

 steady cash 

 income on 

 many general 

 farms. 



crop rotation of corn, potatoes, grain and alfalfa works well with dairying. 

 It is not uncommon to see herds pastured on fields which would raise 75 

 bushels of corn to the acre if under cultivation. 



Section 5. Known as the Shiloh Area, is in Cumberland County. Here 

 also the dairymen are very progressive. Practically all of them keep pure 

 bred stock and belong to a cow testing association. Farmers in Sections 4 

 and 5 purchased over twenty pure bred Holstein bulls during 1919, at an 

 average price of $600. The crops are corn, grain and tomatoes. The 

 milk is sold either to the condensery in Bridgeton or to the Inter-State Milk 

 Producers' Association at Philadelphia. 



Section 6. Is close to Newark, Paterson and Jersey City. Dairymen of 

 this section usually retail their milk in nearby cities and towns. In com- 

 parison with other sections, very few calves are raised, but cows in the lac- 

 tation period are bought for milk and later sold for beef. It is not uncom- 

 mon to see herds of 200 cows kept within three miles of the city. Practi- 

 cally all the feed is purchased, and the cows are forced for the highest milk 

 production. 



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