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no crops, depending almost entirely on their stock, on the 

 average made less than a hired-man's wages. Their labor 

 incomes averaged only $312. Those who derived more 

 from crops than from stock averaged $768. Each of the 

 groups that derived at least one-fifth of the income from 

 crops averaged well. 



It is evident that the farmers in this county who sell 

 little but market milk find it impossible to make a reason- 



TABLE 21. DIVERSIFIED FARMING RELATED TO PROFITS ON 

 FARMS SELLING WHOLESALE MARKET MILK. LIVINGSTON 

 COUNTY, NEW YORK 



able profit. Of 28 farmers who received less than $0.20 

 from crops for each dollar from stock, only 7 made labor 

 incomes as high as $600. Six of these men derived a 

 considerable part of their income from other sources than 

 cows. They sold crops, eggs, wool, colts, etc. But of 

 the market milk farmers who derived over one-third of 

 their receipts from crops, 57 per cent made labor incomes 

 of over $600. 



A study was made of the individual farms that sold 

 market milk and that derived over 80 per cent of their 

 income from milk and cattle. There were 14 such farms. 

 A number of these kept excellent cows. But only 4 of 

 the farmers made labor incomes as large as $500. The 



