FACTORS FOR SUCCESS IN DAIRY FARMING 



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fadors for success, then a farmer who excels in all three 

 ought to do very well indeed. With rare exceptions this is 

 the case. Table 43 gives the labor incomes on 585 farms. 



TAI LE 43. RELATION OF SIZE OF FARM, RECEIPTS PER Cow, 

 AND CROP YIELDS, TO LABOR INCOME ON 585 FARMS WITH 

 Six OR MORE Cows, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK 



They are grouped as small, medium, and good-sized farms ; 

 small, medium, and good returns per cow ; and small, medium, 

 and good crop yields ; so that there are 27 different com- 

 binations (crop index compares the crops with average crops 

 as 100 per cent). A study of this table indicates that if the 

 crops are wasted by being fed to cows that give very poor 

 returns, the final result is poor, even with a good-sized farm 

 and good crops. Medium cows and medium crops with 

 a good-sized farm pay very much better than the best cows 

 and crops on a small farm. Improvement in any one of 

 the three points helps, but well-balanced improvement in 

 all is best. A fourth important factor for success in dairy 



