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due to difference in value between peeled and rough wood could easily 

 be offset by failure to care properly for potatoes or to start hay har- 

 vest on time. 



In the immediate future the cut should be limited to home fuel 

 supply from improvement cuttings and about 31 cords of pul]) an- 

 nually. Once the woodland has been built to near full productivity, it 

 should permit an annual cut of 120 cords of pulpwood and sufficient 

 material for home use. During the build-up period the harvest can be 

 gradually increased but should be maintained at the present level for 

 the next ten years at least. 



Ultimately an additional 89 cords of pulpwood could be cut an- 

 nually as a result of proper care of the present woodland acreage. 

 Additional receipts and expenses from woodland for this long-time 

 period, assuming no increase in taxes, are estimated as follows : 



Additional cash receipts, 89 cords @ $6.50 $578 



Additional cash expense, hired labor, 60 cords @ $3.50 .... 210 



Additional net cash income $368 



A Large Dairy-Potato Farm vv^ith a Small Acreage of Woodland 



Farm B 



Farm B has a good-sized dairy and a small depleted woodlot. 

 It is representative of a group of farms located mostly in the intensive 

 farming sections of the area where a large percentage of the land is 

 under cultivation or in pasture. It is essentially a two-man farm and 

 the operator, like about one-third of the farmers in the area, has in- 

 dicated that he would be interested in and able to handle additional 

 woods work in the winter. 



The present organization of the farm is shown in Table 6. Build- 

 ings and equipment are adequate for livestock kept and crops pro- 

 duced. The horses and some of the farm eciuipment are well suited 

 for woods work. 



There are a number of possible \vays by wdiich the operator might 

 make better use of the resources at his disposal to increase farm in- 

 come. HoAvever, these adjustments are essentially the same as those 

 applying to Farm A with the exception of the woodland enterprise. 

 They probably could be handled with the normal labor supply. 



The farm now has 53 acres of woodland which has been somewhat 

 depleted, but it is capable, A\ith j^roper care, of producing a small in- 

 come. Demands for fuel have reduced the percentage of hardwood 

 in the stand to a point where it has been necessary to i)urchasc stum])- 

 age near-by to meet farm recjuirements during the past few years. 



