PLANNING THE FARM BUSINESS 



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Proposed Reorganization Plan — More Cows and a Milking Machine 



A careful analysis (if ail asjiects of tiie Inisinoss finally resulted in the sug- 

 jiestion that .Mr. A is now eontenijjlating. He j)lans to buy a milking machine 

 and make sucii other change^ as will enable him to keep at least l(i cows 

 witiiout hiring additional regular labor. I\v using the milking machine and 

 planning the barn chores more carefidly, it is estimated that he can easily 

 do the regular daily work in the same time that he now spends on 11 cows, 

 milking them !)y hand. 



It is further ])lanned that jiotatoes be discontinued and the time and land be 

 used for silage corn. An estimated yield of 10 tons per acre for 4 acres will 

 gi\e a production of 40 tons of silage which is about the capacity of the 

 present silo. By cutting hay several weeks earlier it will be possible to secure 

 a higher quality of hay. This together with silage should provide sufficient 

 roughage for most seasons. Since more than the usual amount of roughage 

 was consumed in 1929, there is normally some surplus with the present system. 



Figure 1 shows the distribution of man labor on this farm at present and 



Figure 1. — Distribution of Man Labor by Weeks on Farm A for Present and Proposed 

 Organizations. 



Hours 



Man 



Labor 



ibO 



120 



Present 



i6o 



120 

 SO 

 UO 



Proposed 





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