234 PRINCIPLES OF FARM PRACTICE 



To utilize this labor surplus to the best advantage is a 

 problem of farm management permitting many solutions. 

 The aim, however, is always the same to secure the greatest 

 net return from the entire farm. Many general or small 

 dairy farmers use the surplus labor to produce feed needed 

 for the stock and also to produce one or more cash crops to 

 add to the farm income. 



The difficulty of securing labor and using it to the best 

 advantage is one of the greatest drawbacks to dairy farming 

 and accounts, in part, for the small number of strictly dairy 



Diagram of three aspects of a dairy cow, each 

 of which presents a wedge-shaped outline. 



A. As viewed from front. 



B. As viewed from behind. 



C. As viewed from side. 



farms only about six per cent of all the farms in the entire 

 country. Most of the dairy products are produced on those 

 farms where small herds of cows are kept, and where most 

 of the income is derived from other sources. These small 

 herds are fed largely upon crop residue and other low-cost 

 feeds, and only home labor is employed. The return, al- 

 though small, is almost clear gain and means so much added 

 income. 



Principles of milk production. How to produce dairy 

 products with the greatest profit is a problem of interest 

 to the dairyman and also to every farmer who keeps cows. 



