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184. Conclusion on the size of farm. From Table 54, 

 it is evident that a work animal can raise 18 to 30 acres of 

 crops. If nearly all the crops are tilled, 20 acres is some- 

 times full work. If most of the land is in small grain and 

 hay, the area may be considerably more. With a mixture 

 of all three, such as is common on diversified farms, a 

 work animal can usually raise 25 to 30 acres of crops. 



Every farm ought to have at least two men for efficient 

 work. If there are no sons working at home, then there 

 ought to be one hired-man. Most of the better class of 

 farms have the equivalent of one man besides the operator. 



If most of the work is done with one horse tools, and if 

 a horse can raise 20 acres of crops, it is evident that there 

 should be about 40 acres of crops and two work animals 

 per farm. This is practically the condition in the truck 

 growing counties. 



If much of the work is done with three- and four-horse 

 teams, it is evident that two persons can then raise 150 

 to 200 acres of crops if they have help in harvest. This is 

 the condition in the general farming counties studied. 



Most farms have pasture land and other land not in 

 crops. It is evident that for types of farming where grain, 

 hay, and live-stock are the chief products, the farms must 

 be from 150 to 300 acres for efficiency. This agrees with 

 the studies of profits in relation to size of farm. 



For truck growing, 80 acres is usually as large a farm 

 as 300 in general farming. An acre partly covered with 

 greenhouses may be an equally large business. 



Whatever the type of farming, the farm should be large 

 enough to allow for the use of the well established labor- 

 saving practices, and large enough to provide a variety of 

 products that make a full year's work. 



