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FARM MANAGEMENT 



DIVERSIFIED FARMING FOR DAIRY FARMS 



91. Labor distribution in dairying. Dairying is the 

 standard illustration of an ideal type of farming, because 

 it provides winter work. When it is combined with other 

 enterprises, this is a very important point, but wholesale 

 dairying alone is one of the worst possible kinds of farming 



HOURS 

 zoo 



100 



J&n. Fe-b. 



June. Jul^ Au Sept. Oct. /Vov Deo 



FIG. 39. Black is distribution of man labor in caring for 500 hens. 

 White is distribution of labor in raising 1200 chickens. 



for keeping men and horses busy. If a farmer has noth- 

 ing to do but milk cows and raise the feed for them, 

 he has a labor problem between milkings every day, be- 

 cause the number of cows that a man can milk is not 

 enough to keep him busy between milkings. Few men 



HOURS 



100 



^_ - ^^ BBB ^ - ^^^_ 



Jan Feb /Acxf? Apt? /Aay June July Auo 5epT OoT A/ov Deo 



FIG. 40. Distribution of horse labor for 500 hens and raising 1200 



chickens. 



can milk over ten to fifteen cows, because the muscles of 

 the wrists become too tired. 



In well-managed dairies where milk is sold at whole- 

 sale, it requires about 150 hours of work per cow per year. 

 Ten or 12 cows furnish only about half work for one man. 



