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FARM MANAGEMENT 



products arc sold. Hay, silage, and oats arc raised to feed. 

 In this region, which depends primarily on dairying, the 

 production per cow and size of farm are the most important 

 factors affecting profits. The crop yields are important, 

 but are not as important as either the cows or the size of 

 the business. In a region where crops are more important, 

 the yield per acre has more effect on profits. 



TABLE 28. COMPARATIVE IMPORTANCE OP PRODUCTION, SIZE OF 

 BUSINESS AND DIVERSIFICATION, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW 

 YORK 



The combination of large crop yields and high-producing 

 cows is better than either one alone. There were 23 farms 

 that came both in the class of high-crop yields and high 

 production per cow. The average labor income on these 

 farms was $994. Nine were above $1000. But even with 



