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the dairy industry has been the means of building up the farm until he now gets 

 yields far above the average of the region. He covers 14 acres a year with 7 tons of 

 manure per acre. The cows of a dairy herd were kept for dairy purposes (steer calves 

 not being raised), and consumed most of the feed raised on the place. In addition, 

 $213 worth of feed was bought. The average annual production of butter fat per cow 

 was only 130 pounds, an inadequate return for the feed consumed. In consequence, 

 as the capital investment was rather high, a labor income of only $18 was earned by 

 the operator. Increasing the production of the dairy cows is of prime importance on 

 this farm. 



FARM NO. 8. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FARM AREA. 



Crop area acres.. 52 



Woods and waste do 25 



Pasture do 43 



Total farm area do 120 



DISTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL. 



Land and buildings $7, 800 



Live stock 1, 812 



Machinery and tools 986 



Cash... 200 



Total capital 10, 798 



ACREAGE AND YIELD OF CROPS. 



Crop. 



Corn bushels . . 



Wheat do 



Oats do 



Hay tons . . 



Alfalfa o . do 



Apples 



Peaches 



Garden 



Total 

 yield. 



800 



230 



160 



16.5 



2 



Acres. 



NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK. 



Class. 



Cows 



Heifers 



Steers 



Calves 



Bulls 



Horses 



Colts 



Sheep 



Lambs 



Brood sows. 



Hogs 



Chickens . . . 



Begin- 

 ning 

 of year. 



Pur- 

 chased, 



Pro- 

 duced. 



DISTRIBUTION OF RECEIPTS. 



DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENSES. 



Source. 



Amount 

 sold. 



Corn bushels . 



Wheat do... 



Oats do . . . 



Hay tons . 



Dairy products 



Cattle 



Colts 



Sheep and wool 



Poultry. 



Total receipts 3, 007 



100 



180 



25 



1 



Value. 



$150 



360 



23 



27 



658 



455 



65 



217 



797 



255 



Hired labor $44 



Family labor 600 



Repairs to machinery 50 



Repairs to buildings 75 



Feed 100 



Seed 38 



Fertilizer 54 



Other expenses 92 



Depreciation, building, and machinery 105 



Total expenses 1, 158 



Farm income (difference between receipts and expenses) $1, 840 



5 per cent interest on capital 549 



Labor income 1, 309 



This farm contained 95 acres of improved land. It is interesting to compare this 

 farm with farm No. 7 as to crop area, size of business, and returns. The stock on hand 

 at the beginning of the year consisted of 9 cows and 17 head of other cattle, 3 horses, and 

 a colt, 2 brood sows, 20 sheep and lambs, and a flock of chickens. Manure was saved 



