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are probably a number of reasons why farmers have not figured prom- 

 inently in such transactions, the chief ones being lack of capital and 

 lack of knowledge that the land was for sale. 



PROBLEMS AND ADJUSTMENTS ON 

 REPRESENTATIVE FARMS 



In this area there are a number of possible adjustments in farm 

 organization and practices by which farmers might make better use 

 of their resources and improve farm incomes. These, with the excep- 

 tion of woodland possibilities, have been discussed at some length in 

 a recent publication. ' The most promising appear to be : 



1. Improved management of woodland and atljustment in size 

 of this enterprise to make the individual farm more nearly an 

 economic unit. 



2. Better livestock and dairy herd management to permit sale 

 of good cows, especially during periods of low milk prices. 



3. More efficient feeding of concentrates and adjusting feeding 

 under different price relationships. 



4. Greater efficiency in the use of labor on daily chore work 

 to find time for other productive work. 



5. Changed practices in harvesting hay to get the crop cured 

 and under cover at the proper time. 



6. Pasture improvement for the two-fold purpose of better 

 roughage production and as an aid to forest management. 

 Greater carrying capacity of pastures would permit the elim- 

 ination of grazing in farm woodlands. 



7. Improvement in quality of roughage b}^ better management 

 of cropland. This may involve changes in acreage devoted 

 to certain crops, and the adoption of definite rotations. 



8. Adjustment in size of herd in a few cases to bring it nujre in 

 line with available resources. 



These adjustments are not necessaril}- listed in the order of their 

 importance. Their adaptability will vary ; (jne or several may ai)i)ly 

 in specific cases. Many farmers in the area have considerable time 

 available for woods work even with present methods of handling live- 

 stock and crops. 



The adjustment in other farm enterprises on other farms neces- 

 sary to the inclusion of forest management involves changes in 

 methods more than changes in size of enter):)rises. Eor example, the 

 dropping or adding of one or two cows would make little diiTerence 

 in the time free for other work. The elimination of enough cows to 

 make any great difl:'erence in labor requirements would seriously dis- 



"' Woodworth, Harry C, and Hangas, Arno: Farm Organisation and Miinaqcmcnt in the Colebruuk 

 Area, N. H. Agr. Exp. Station Bui. 322, June 1940. 



