FACTORS FOR SUCCESS IN DAIRY FARMING 283 





 FARM EXPENSES 



1 man 12 months $ 344 



1 man 1 month 40 



Machinery and repairs cost above increase value . . 81 



G rain feed 69 



Horseshoeing 10 



Breeding fees 20 



Veterinary 20 



Sfeds * 47 



Twine 11 



Tureshing 31 



ft! achine work hired 13 



F'lel for farm use 5 



Insurance 25 



Taxes 110 



Si leep sold for less than inventory value 7 



Decrease in feed on hand 32 



$ 865 



SUM MARY 



Receipts $4200 



Expenses 865 



Ircome from capital and operator's labor .... $ 3335 



Ir terest on average capital $38,388 at 5% . . . . 1919 



L;ibor income $ 1416 



EFFICIENCY FACTORS 

 Size 



Acres 160 



Acres crops 98 



Number cows 17| 



Number brood sows 18| 



Number men 2 T 1 Z 



Number work horses 7| 



Number of productive man work units 620 



Number of productive horse work units 435 



Production 



Corn 45 bushels per acre 



Oats 55 bushels per acre 



Hay 1-J tons per acre 



Receipts per cow from butter-fat $74 



Receipts per cattle unit $88 



Pigs raised per sow 5.4 



Diversity 



Three main sources of income milk, cattle, and hogs 



