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Figure 11. 

 Insufficient Grazing on Stump Land. 



is no different from capital invested in land or buildings. What are the benefits 

 that have been realized or may be expected? How much does land improvement 

 work affect income per acre treated, or income per farm? The results vary 

 with the type of work done, the kind of land, and the use to which the land is 

 devoted after the work is done. Specific examples of benefits are given in the 

 following cases. 



Case A-1 — Twenty acres of stumpland were cleared and pasture improved on a 

 30-cow dairy farm in Franklin County. The C£se is presented as an example of 

 the way costs may be met through increased farm returns. The stumps were 

 taken out, stones and roots were removed, and the low spots were filled and 

 graded. A bulldozer was hired at $6 per hour to do the heavy work. The field 

 was seeded in the fall of 1944 and was pastured in 1945. The soil, a heavy and 



Table 3. — Comparison of Costs and Returns for Improving 20 

 Acres of Stump Land for Pasture. 



