FACTORS FOR SUCCESS IN DAIRY FARMING 287 





 Diversity 



Two main sources of income milk and potatoes several 

 other important things. 



Efficiency in use of labor 



Crop acres per man 32 



Crop acres per horse 23 



Work units per man 228 



Work units per horse 86 



Futility 



Acres of crops per animal unit 2.6 



Fertilizers produced per acre of crops . . . $.85 



Although this farm is a long distance from the preceding 

 one its success has been due to the same factors. The farm 

 is a good-sized business, the cows and crops are good, the 

 farm combines dairying with cash crops. The only differ- 

 ence is that the Iowa farm marketed its corn crop through 

 hogs, while the New York farm raised a human food crop for 

 direct sale. Instead of keeping hogs to eat up extra grain, 

 the New York farm depends to a large extent on purchased 

 grain. Each farm followed the best type of farming for its 

 conditions. Because of the size and diversity of the business 

 each man is accomplishing a large amount. The production 

 per cow on this farm is unusually good. The farmer has been 

 in the dairy business for many years and now has a herd of 

 high grade and pure-bred Holsteins. The farmer began as 

 a tenant and worked this farm many years on shares. Be- 

 cause of his good-sized diversified business, with good pro- 

 duction, he was able to save money and buy the farm. 



QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS 



1. What is the labor income for a farm on which the expenses 

 amounted to $1028, the receipts $2524, and on which the capital 

 was $20,247 ? 



2. For a dairy farm in your region find the total area, area in 

 each crop, number of each kind of animals, and number of men em- 



