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be expected to produce enough material for home use. It offers very 

 little opportunity for employment and has contril)uted nothing in the 

 way of cash income during the past five years. 



The 49 acres of wooded pasture, like so many in this section, are 

 of little value as pasture in their ])resent condition. Continued pas- 

 turing will also greatly delay the time when the woodland will yield 

 an annual crop of forest products. 



The operator of Farm C is faced with about the same i^roblems 

 of crop rotation, more and better roughage production and ])asture 

 improvement, as are encountered on Farms A and B. Adjustments 

 in practices similar to those recommended for the other farms would 

 be desirable both from the standpoint of conservation and income 

 expectancy. 



There is one problem encountered on Farm C and on many of the 

 units typified by this farm which was not found on either of the two 

 farms previousl}' discussed. This is the problem of unused available 

 labor in the spring before haying and in the fall after haying. A sug- 

 gested adjustment in organization to remedy this situation would be 

 an increased acreage of potatoes. On Farm C, three acres of potatoes 

 would fit in very well with a desirable crop rotation system. 



As already pointed out earlier in this section, a small acreage of 

 potatoes is an important factor in maintaining hay yields. It is im- 

 perative that roughage production be increased and quality improved 

 if present livestock numbers are to be maintained economically. The 

 increased roughage production as a result of better rotation and fer- 

 tilization could be expected to meet the requirement ade([uately in a 

 relatively short time. 



The estimated effects on income of adding two acres of potatoes 

 are as follows : 



Additional cash recei]its, 500 bu. potatoes @ $ .60 $300 

 Additional cash expenses : 



Spray $10 



Seed. 40 bu. @ $ .75 30 



Fertilizer, 2 ton @ ^35 70 



Labor 45 



Equipment 20 175 



Additional net cash income $125 



After making the desirable adjustments in organization discussed 

 to this point, there would still be a period of about three months in 

 the fall and winter during which the operator's resources would not 

 be fully utilized. An increased acreage of woodland from which to 

 harvest an annual crop appears a most logical adjustment to make in 

 this case. 



As the farm is now organized, little return is derived from the 49 

 acres of wooded pasture. Because of the size and persistence of soft- 

 wood reproduction, the maintenance of the whole area in pasture 

 would be difficult. Twenty-four acres of the 49 are well suited fen- 

 improvement as pasture. These 24 acres, together with the present 



