126 



FARM MANAGEMENT 



Sometimes pure-bred stock and wholesale milk produc- 

 tion are combined, and the extra work and care necessary 



HOURS 

 4oo 



300 



. Feb. AW. ApR. f\AY ^ uae J U 'Y Au<.5ept Oct Nov Dec, 



FIG. 44. Distribution of field labor of men on a general farm in the 

 Middle West, raising 95 acres of corn, 28 acres of oats, 7 acres of spring 

 wheat, 8 acres of winter wheat, 6 acres of barley, 37 acres timothy 

 and clover hay, 7 acres of alfalfa hay, 48 ac^es of timothy seed, 4 acres 

 of potatoes. 1 



may keep the men busy, but unless the stock is exceptional, 



it can best be combined with cash crops or with retailing. 



A few farmers produce certified milk. The extra work 



feOO 



5OO 



J<xrv Feb /A&R.Ap*. /VW( June JM>( /\u<J. 5ept. Oct. A)o\r. 

 FlO. 45, Distribution of field labor of horses on farm given above. 

 U. S. Dept. Agr., Yearbook, 1911, p. 279. 



